Armani Exchange Shutters at City Point, Entire Mall Closed for Construction
The entire City Point mall at 1 Dekalb Avenue is shut for construction until 2016, a guard told us yesterday when we stopped by. Armani Exchange moved out two weeks ago, he said. Armani Exchange was the first tenant in the building and opened in 2012. Century 21, CityTarget, and Alamo Drafthouse have also signed…
The entire City Point mall at 1 Dekalb Avenue is shut for construction until 2016, a guard told us yesterday when we stopped by. Armani Exchange moved out two weeks ago, he said.
Armani Exchange was the first tenant in the building and opened in 2012. Century 21, CityTarget, and Alamo Drafthouse have also signed leases, but have not yet opened. A sign in front of the building lists Century 21, Alamo Drafthouse and A/X as tenants.
A taco stand outside in front, the only thing open when we stopped by, seemed busy.
We have reached out to City Point PR and will update if we hear anything more. Click through for more photos.
Update: We received this statement from Paul Travis, managing partner of Washington Square Partners and co-developer of City Point:
“Armani Exchange’s short-term lease expired and Century 21 Department Store is taking possession to begin construction of its multi-level, 145,000-square-foot space. We’d like to thank Armani Exchange for playing a significant role in promoting City Point and for its commitment to hiring local residents, which falls in line with our philosophy of ‘By Brooklyn, For Brooklyn.’ We’re looking forward to the possibility of them returning to City Point in the future.”
no supermarkets and no car washes I survived. No Armani will be more difficult adjustment.
Armani Exchange must have gotten the space for peanuts to agree to come into a construction zone, take heat from activists who worried about changes on Fulton, only to pack up after a couple of years. Personally I never saw the logic in them in that space but as a short term plan with a planned sunset it makes a little more sense particularly if City Point footed the bill for this marketing stunt.
““Armani Exchange’s short-term lease expired and Century 21 Department Store is taking possession to begin construction of its multi-level,”
But wait a minute! You mean to tell me we’re going from Armani Exchange to Century 21??????!!!
LMMFAO! What the fuck is that????!! Progress??!!!! But, but, but, there is a “resurgence” going on in ‘ReDoBro” (Retarded Downtown Brooklyn). Y’all crack me up…..
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Why? One store is a down market brand for 18 year old bros with luxury aspirations. The other is a discount fashion outlet for tourists with luxury aspirations.
What’s the difference?
I’ll take a Century 21 over A/X any day. So yes, it’s progress for me, since I’ll actually shop at C21.
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Cate;
A Dail Tone is not a source.
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