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January 7, 2009

Development Watch: 131 6th Avenue

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Demolition is underway at 131 and 131A 6th Avenue in Park Slope, formerly the sites of Sadie Mae's Cafe and G-Laundry, respectively. According to public records, the owners of the 6th Avenue Deli next door paid $1,671,700 for the two small storefronts in February of last year. (Clearly we are in the wrong business.) Their DOB application for a new two-family, three-story building was approved in June a full demolition permit followed in July. And it looks like bad news for locals who like food or doing their laundry: The storefront space is going to become "community facility medical offices." GMAP P*Shark DOB




Posted by Brownstoner at 2:30 PM | Comments (14)
Categories: Development, Park Slope

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Given that 6th Avenue is 95% residential, I think Community Health Facilities sounds great.

Posted by: 11217 at January 7, 2009 2:36 PM

Sallie Mae's never took off. Laundry has been there forever, was always busy and I think is the laundry featured in the children's book Knuffle Bunny.

Posted by: slopefarm at January 7, 2009 2:39 PM

No, that place was down the street and is also now closed.

I used G-Laundry until the suddenly closed, it was paradise there.

Before Sadie Mae there was a sushi place. I had a 1 1/2 hour lunch there once, most of it waiting for service. I guess this is just one of those storefronts that can't stay open. The bodega on the corner is great.

Posted by: infinitejester at January 7, 2009 2:46 PM

just so you know,

community "anything" facility is code words for:

please mr. building department, let me build a larger building than would otherwise be allowed.


Posted by: bkn4life at January 7, 2009 2:52 PM

Locals who like food have plenty of options as they are pretty much right in the middle of flatbush, 7th ave, 5th ave, and union.

Losing the laundry must have been more of a pain as lugging laundry an extra few blocks is never fun.

Posted by: northsloperenter at January 7, 2009 2:55 PM

My new place has a bar next door, that doesn't hurt:). The owner was a retired detective, the object of bromance from the yuppie and hipster patrons of the place. There was family tragedy, sadly.

Posted by: infinitejester at January 7, 2009 3:08 PM

lol @ bromance. have you been watching Bromance on MTV? it's terrrrrrrrrrrrible. i cant wait for VH1's Tool Academy to start this sunday. it's the male equivalent of their Charm School show! YAY!

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at January 7, 2009 3:35 PM

Blame the city, not the developer, for the lack of retail in the new building. This site is zoned residential (R6B), and once they demolish the existing building, the commercial space will no longer be grandfathered. Dumb.

Posted by: zinka at January 7, 2009 3:36 PM

Who cares...?

If you can't find the retail you need or want along the MILES long stretches of 5th, 7th and Flatbush Avenues, you've got problems.

Posted by: 11217 at January 7, 2009 3:42 PM

No MTV watching here, just remarked on the word when I saw it.

Yeah 11217, but it is very charming to have a few little shops on an otherwise residential strip.

Posted by: infinitejester at January 7, 2009 4:32 PM

There's still a weird gallery next door as well as the 3rd of 3 pet shops within a 2 block radius.

Wonder what this thing will look like.

Posted by: sixfoursixth at January 7, 2009 7:25 PM

There had been a letter posted on the Sadie Mae space stating that Dr. Alan Azrak, a pediatric dentist with an office on Union St, had purchased the property and would be developing it and if there were any reasons he shouldn't, those reasons should be reported to the department of something, something. Dr. Azrak is a nice guy who runs a heck of a dental office--open Sundays!--and it will be nice to have him so close when my kids rot their teeth on the nickel candy from the deli next door.

Posted by: ctinbklyn at January 7, 2009 9:08 PM

So two completely worthless buildings get torn down at a price of 1.67 and people still think that the market is tanking? So? Come on. And I doubt the owners of the deli bought this. maybe the owner of the building, not the deli. Unless of course the deli runs an illegal numbers racket. Oh they do sell lotto tickets. Is this in the historic district? Right across from the street from the church, PLEASE GOD no fedders crap. Please GOD hire an architect with some sense of taste. PLEASE GOD PLEASE, I walk by here everyday. PLEASE GOD.

Posted by: billyboomer at January 7, 2009 9:54 PM

This is one block too far north to be in the historic district, so they can build pretty much whatever they want.

Posted by: zinka at January 7, 2009 10:44 PM

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