4th Ave Pit Undergoing Slight Improvement

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The would-be retail site on the corner of 4th Avenue and 3rd Street that's been in awful disrepair for awhile now was getting backfilled on Monday. The crew on the site said the work was mandated by the DOB, which has recorded a bunch of violations on the property for stuff like its crummy construction fence, copious debris, etc. The site was at one point rumored to be a future Starbucks location, but that obviously didn't happen and it was put on the market about a year ago. The parcel's price, originally $3.25 million, is now down to $2.75 million.
StreetLevel: Starbucks Sweet on 4th Ave.? [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB

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oh i know i'd be going to hell for this but id LOVE a starbucks in that location. people like to PRETEND that starbucks coffee is so expensive, more expensive than little mom and pop coffee shops, but it's not, and honestly the coffee does taste 10x better. i know it's not politically correct to like starbucks, but i do. that said, im seeing that Staples sign. is there really a staples there? i always see it but i always thought maybe it was just some closed location because a staples there just seems really strange to me.

*rob*

Posted by: Butterfly at October 20, 2009 9:36 AM

Starbucks here would be good for me, but not sure how well it'd fare given the absence of foot traffic. Agree on coffee pricing. I've gone to many sub-par places in the area that are within 20c below or higher than Starbucks, and they have inconsistent coffee.

Posted by: BSD at October 20, 2009 9:56 AM

thats a hoot rob.

that staples is among the best performining in the chain.

looks like even a fortune 500 company can't get everyone to know about them.

that being said, i go there often and dread the very thought of shopping there.

Posted by: bkn4life at October 20, 2009 9:58 AM

I wouldn't worry about being PC and starbucks....altho they used to be considered trendy and upscale..these days they can be found anywhere..getting as common and strip mallish as BurgerKing. But I still don't like their coffee...burnt taste.

Posted by: Petebklyn at October 20, 2009 10:08 AM

"now down to $2.75 million"

And falling rapidly. RIP commercial.

***Bill Thompson for Mayor***

Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at October 20, 2009 11:22 AM

Starbucks blew any remaining "upscale" cred they might have had when they introduced instant coffee.

And ditto on the "burnt taste" comment. My objection to them isn't about being PC, it's about their coffee being nasty.

Posted by: DitmasSnark at October 20, 2009 12:06 PM

if it wasnt for Starbucks there would be like 500000000 more pounds of human poop and pee on the streets. there bathrooms are a great service (tho ive never taken a number 2 in public before, that's just skank) but i do pee a lot in starbucks all over.

*rob*

Posted by: Butterfly at October 20, 2009 12:35 PM

no one would cross 4th to get to a Starbucks, and there's not enuf people living on that side of 4th.

Posted by: denton at October 20, 2009 3:17 PM

Starbucks would have done great with all the vehicle traffic on 4th because it was going to have a parking in front of the store.

Posted by: doldrums at October 20, 2009 11:58 PM

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