Cobble/Boerum Hill Rumors: Trader Joe's & McD's
It’s a big news day in the food department for Cobble and Boerum Hill. This morning, The Brooklyn Eagle broke the news (well, it’s still technically a rumor) that Trader Joe’s will be moving into the Independence Bank building at Atlantic on Court. No sooner had we read that than a tipster passed on word…
It’s a big news day in the food department for Cobble and Boerum Hill. This morning, The Brooklyn Eagle broke the news (well, it’s still technically a rumor) that Trader Joe’s will be moving into the Independence Bank building at Atlantic on Court. No sooner had we read that than a tipster passed on word from a “fairly reliable neighborhood source” that the the Army Navy and Realty storefronts at Smith and Wyckoff (GMAP) were going to be taken over by McDonald’s. “If this is true, then, well, it f—ing sucks,” groused our man on the inside. Anyone else heard this?
Trader Joe’s Coming to Old Independence Bank [Brooklyn Eagle] GMAP
what worse than McDonalds is a McDonalds express.
Will suck business from the the mix of cafes sprouting up all over smith street. (only because its cheap and quick)
if they have a drive thru they will make a killing on smith street.
generally no place to park in the morning to get breakfast.
11:09 here, with more info.
Property Shark indicates that the Independence Bank is 28,150sf (and shows 65 ft x 137.5 for the building).
For some reason I thought that the usual Trader Joe’s was twice that size.
Also, a logistics question:
If this is true, where would the loading dock be for the supply trucks?
On the corner of a busy intersection, or in the parking lot space that Walentas’ intends to use to build a new luxury condos building?
Just trying to piece together if this can actually make sense or not.
The delivery trucks for the (Met?) supermarket on the NE corner of Atlantic at Clinton are able to sidle up along the Clinton St side for deliveries, but I think the case is more complicated for such a busy corner (and planned new luxury condos development, adjacent to bank bldg?) as Atlantic and Court.
@10:58 AM: The new Balducci’s in Manhattan is an old bank building and I think they did a good job with it. Of course it *is* pretty small…..
I would ask the old guy (or his son) that owns Paisanos on Smith. They own the building that houses Starbucks and the corner building that has the realtor and seem to know about most things planned for that block.
Isn’t the Independence Bank way too small for a Trader Joe’s?
It may have high celings, but it’s really not that large of a footprint.
Does Trader Joe’s “do” small Trader Joes?
I only walked into Trader Joe’s once and was so crowded and line so long I walked out. Hope they won’t hurt Sahadi’s which is a great store with great bargains. But otherwise sounds interesting/positive. Yet such a beautiful interior wish it could stay a bank.
McD’s on Smith? The Army and Navy seems very small space for them – unless took over the realtors space also? Is there enough pedestrian traffic on Smith for them? Usually they are in much more commercial area unless there is parking/drive-thru. Not sure that rumor makes sense.
My excitement over TJ’s is tempered by the god-awful rumor of McD’s.
Hope it’s just a rumor.
brooklynite – not sure they can do the Charles Shaw wine at TJ’s, given the liquor laws in NYC…
The old man who ran Tabouli across the street owns the Army/Navy store, as well as the “hipper,” out of place, clothing store – Sage. I guess he got sick of running business that never worked?