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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No, It is a mini Wholefoods, Hieky!
……Chuck E Cheese!
how could a store NEVER improve?
that’s absurd.
the 7th avenue one was pretty bad before the remodel.
not been inside the atlantic ave one, but the 7th ave store smelled like dead bodies and didn’t look much better.
it’s literally a whole new store now. so bright, fresh, the produce is 100% better, they have organic stuff now, etc.
of course it can improve. look up their website and email them and see if they are planning a remodel.
sometimes it takes a little community action to get the ball rolling on things like this…
Could it be Tesco’s? They said they’re opening in the states.
12:06, the Atlantic Ave. Key Food is the 8th circle of HELL. It will never improve. It should be demolished.
It’s 2,500 SF. The smalled supermarket I’ve ever heard of is closer to 70′ x 100′ or something like that. Hmmm… Walk by the space and tell me you think it’s going to be a supermarket. I don’t think it’s Gristides.
hate to break it to you, 11:55 but the key food on 5th avenue and the now newly renovated one on 7th avenue is better than ANY gristides i’ve ever been in.
and i’ve been in quite a few.
key food is doing some nice things to improve their stores. i even received an email response from someone in management there within a day in reference to a question i had about the color they were repainting the outside of their 7th avenue store a couple months ago. he was incredibly gracious and helpful, and asked that anyone who has suggestions to improve the store, contact him.
their selection has been VASTLY improved. as has overall cleanliness and appearance of the store.
we even have SELF CHECKOUT now at 7th avenue location!
Ha! gristedes’ TAG LINE is “over 100 years of excellence…” thread closed.
http://www.gristedes.com/shop/Default.aspx
then bring on GRISTEDES! we need a real supermarket. put key food out of business for good, please.