Shake Shack Might Be Coming to Williamsburg in the Old Puccio Marble Building

NYC burger baron Shake Shack is eyeballing the former Puccio Marble warehouse at 661 Driggs Avenue as a potential Williamsburg outpost, The Real Deal reported. Brownstoner readers may remember the building — which sold in July for a whopping $1,049.32 per square foot.

Though other businesses are also considering the site, Shake Shack has yet to expand into Williamsburg and 661 Driggs is well situated in the oh-so-hot vicinity of the future Brooklyn Apple store and Whole Foods.

The Puccio family sold 661 Driggs to BrooklynBoss Properties (operating under the name of Brooklyn Rose LLC) for $5,666,376 in late July, after 45 years of operating their marble business there. A Brownstoner reader who wished to remain anonymous tipped us off to the sale, saying it was “for a ridiculous amount of money.”

Records show that 661 Driggs could be expanded to twice the current size — up to 15,500 buildable square feet — and indeed, The Real Deal reports that BrooklynBoss is willing to add an extra floor depending on the tenant’s requirements.

BrooklynBoss Managing Partner Dennis McCormack told TRD that a retail tenant would pay $135 per square foot for the space.

BrooklynBoss is a retail-centric investment firm based — despite their name — in SoHo. Their other Williamsburg properties include 317 Wythe Avenue, 276 Grand Street and 47 Grand Street, according to The Real Deal.

If this comes to pass, it will mark the next step in the evolution of this part of Williamsburg from artist haven to global tourist and shopping destination.

Do you think Shake Shack would ask to keep the building’s mirrored-tile drop ceilings? We hope so.

[Source: TRD | Collage: Brownstoner | Photos: Wikimedia | Flickr]

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