Which Foodie Is Coming to Court and State?
Who just signed the retail lease in the new building at the corner of State and Court in Brooklyn Heights? That was the question that had members of the audience scratching their heads at last week’s quarterly Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable held at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The corner location, which includes about 2,500 square…
Who just signed the retail lease in the new building at the corner of State and Court in Brooklyn Heights? That was the question that had members of the audience scratching their heads at last week’s quarterly Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable held at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The corner location, which includes about 2,500 square feet on the ground floor and another 2,500 in the basement, just rented at a record-high $125 a foot after “long and protracted” negotiations, according to Massey Knakal senior partner Tim King. As to who the tenant is, King would only drop the tantalizing clue that it’s a company that’s been in the food production biz for the last hundred years. The two that leapt to our mind—Zabar’s and Di Palo—only go back to the 1930s, so scratch them. An announcement is expected in the next week or two, but we thought if we all put our heads together, maybe we could figure it out. Ideas?
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Ottomanelli’s is a gourmet meat producer, founded in 1900. That’s my bet.
“There aren’t any fresh Italian food establishments left since the Court/Union St Fratelli Ravioli store closed shop a couple of years ago. If you’re of Italian background, you’ll know exactly what I mean!”
Uh WHAT? i didddo Carol Gardens,.. Esposito’s has been there since way beofre McFratelli’s as well as Caputos, and now Marco Polo (there forever) will be opening up in the failed Fratelli’s for take away of … wait for it… Italian specialties!, any Italian Americans in that neighborhood have no idea what you’re talking about…
I’m scared. Could it be a KFC? Or a Mickey D’s? They would pay a lot for location.
Sainsbury’s, City Super, Happy Lawson
A girl can dream.
I know what it is. You guys will never guess. It is a company you are all familiar with though. Good luck everyone!
http://lionimozzarella.com/index.html
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How about Fauchon? They didn’t make on the upper east side, but…
DiPalo’s actually opened in 1910, so it would qualify for the 100 years in business.
PAIN OH CHOCOLAT! Le Pain Quotidien would be awesome, as would Dean and Deluca. Unfortuantely the Gristedes “over 100 years” business thing rings kind of true. How completely dissapointing!!!!