In October, we discovered that the single-story storefronts, destroyed in a fire, were to be reborn as a two-story brick building at 79-81 7th Avenue at Berkeley Place in Park Slope. The design had to pass muster at the LPC, but turns out that wasn’t the biggest hurdle. The Brooklyn Paper reported last week that the owner, David Chemtob, has to wait for the right tenant to sign up before he’ll resurrect the spaces. “We’re waiting to see what type of tenant we’re going to get and whether they want a basement, or two stories, or one story, Chemtob said. I don’t want to do the job twice. The space was once home to Zuzu’s petals (which moved to 5th Avenue), and has been vacant since. Looks like it might be a long haul before it’s occupied, and thus fixed up, again. GMAP
Big Plans for 79 7th Avenue [Brownstoner]
The Fire This Time [Brooklyn Paper]
Photo by lumpasaurus.