Williamsburg Waterfront Finally Getting a Supermarket

A lot of people living in the new buildings on and around Kent Avenue are probably pretty excited about a poster that’s gone up in the ground floor of the Edge condo announcing the coming of a “gourmet supermarket.” The building has tried to attract a grocery store operator for many years without success: In mid-2008 the Real Deal reported that it was difficult to find a supermarket willing to pay the steep asking rents in the new building. So what sort of store will it be, exactly? It’s unclear, as reps for the condo declined to comment on specifics, though a tipster passed along this bit of gossip: “I am hearing it will be a new ‘upscale’ brand launched by the Food Town owners.” As Brooklyn 11211 noted, it doesn’t seem like the store will be a Whole Foods even though the company has been rumored to be eying Northside real estate for a long time now. GMAP