Signage is up at the long-empty lot on the southwest corner of 4th Avenue and 3rd Street at 340 4th Avenue in Gowanus. No construction action yet, but developers recently filed plans with the DOB for a two-story building classified under “business” use. Construction should wrap in December 2013. An old listing says there’s 20,000 buildable square feet for an “ideal retail location.” Plans for a retail building have been in place a long time — this site was even rumored to become a Starbucks years ago. GMAP DOB


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