Tea Lounge Coming to The Heights?
The owner of the Tea Lounges in Park Slope and Cobble Hill may triple down in Brooklyn Heights later this year. Jonathan Spiel told the Brooklyn Heights Blog that he was considering a 4,000-square-foot space on the ground floor of the St. George Tower at 111 Hicks Street (site of yesterday’s COTD). Think it sounds…
The owner of the Tea Lounges in Park Slope and Cobble Hill may triple down in Brooklyn Heights later this year. Jonathan Spiel told the Brooklyn Heights Blog that he was considering a 4,000-square-foot space on the ground floor of the St. George Tower at 111 Hicks Street (site of yesterday’s COTD). Think it sounds like a sound business idea for the area? GMAP
That photo shows construction on the Pineapple St. side (now complete) of the St. George Tower which is not where Tea Lounge would go. The actual space is on Clark Street and is far from subterranean. In fact it’s cornered by windows and is an attractive place from which to see the day/evening.
I was hoping they would open one in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill area. We have plenty of strollers and students here to keep them busy!
I really wish they’d open one up in Bay Ridge! I moved here from the Slope and it’s really one of the only things I miss.
they must be getting it for a song if they think they can afford 4000 sq feet for a lounge, and aren’t maintenance fees really high in this building which could imply less than sound finances? seems odd, but i’d love for it to succeed.
I also say all systems go…Tea Lounge magic personally kind of wore off me a while ago, but I used to go the the one on Union three days a week. Cheap happy hour, late hours, hippie vibe, big range demographically.
I think this is a great idea. There’s a large stroller contingent in the Heights, plus students and courthouse employees looking for a lunch hangout during the day. And the Heights could use a little more nightlife. The Tea Lounge on Union is always packed. If anything could work in that space, this would be it. (They should get a ramp for the stollers, though — as I recall, there are a lot of steps).
excellent idea for space issue is youth business in the area, given high average age of Heights folks tho the ‘dorm’ on Henry would help… we’ll see…
“Brooklyn Heights is a cultural and culinary wasteland.”
Definitely in need of some “intellectual New York music”
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intellectual New York music
rolley-eyes. :-/
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