Boerum Hill Post Office Changes Relocation Plans
The Boerum Hill post office, which is relocating from 542 Atlantic Avenue, will not be moving into a newly renovated warehouse at 594 Dean Street, across the street from a big piece of Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park, after all. A few weeks ago, Crain’s reported that a coworking company, Industrious, had signed a lease for a 19,000 square foot…
The Boerum Hill post office, which is relocating from 542 Atlantic Avenue, will not be moving into a newly renovated warehouse at 594 Dean Street, across the street from a big piece of Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park, after all. A few weeks ago, Crain’s reported that a coworking company, Industrious, had signed a lease for a 19,000 square foot space at the Dean Street warehouse, pictured in the rendering above.
So what happened to the post office? Rob Perris, District Manager for Community Board 2, told the Atlantic Yards Report the postal service switched plans because it “discovered belatedly that the proposed location isn’t in 11217.” (Seems kind of strange the post office didn’t know the zip code.) We’ll keep you posted when we hear what the new location will be.
Coworking Space Coming at 594 Dean Street (Updated: No Post Office) [AYR] GMAP
594 Dean Street Coverage [Brownstoner]
Photo by Google Maps
Update: This story originally said the post office would be moving to 290 Flatbush Avenue in Park Slope. The owner of that retail condo, Janet Yagoda, contacted us to say our story is incorrect. When we asked her if she is talking to the post office and a lease has not yet been signed, she said “no comment.”
USPS should take the opportunity to change the location name…bad experiences at Times Plaza by 99.9% of the clientele, no one needs a reminder. Unless there were a ton of back offices that I did not see, this is not a large space. it will be a much smaller post office.