Curtains for Whole Foods?
The Whole Foods superstore that’s been planned for the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Gowanus will never happen, according to a source with close connections to the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the government agency that needs to sign off on the clean-up of the polluted site before any building can…
The Whole Foods superstore that’s been planned for the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Gowanus will never happen, according to a source with close connections to the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the government agency that needs to sign off on the clean-up of the polluted site before any building can begin. Environmental concerns aside, evidently the trend in the supermarket biz has swung away from superstores, our source notes; in addition, in the wake of poor earnings this summer, Whole Foods announced that it would be cutting back on the number of new stores next year. The likely upshot? Even if Whole Foods decided to open a smaller store in Brooklyn, says our source, it’s unlikely it would want to use this site. You buying it?
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Too bad! Now where will all of the newly transplanted d-bags get their artichoke, pecan-encrusted salmon ricotta dip for $47.99/lb?
This is too bad, I hope they can pick another spot in Brooklyn. I also vote for the Navy Yard. I know some people don’t like WF, but it would be nice for those of us who want to shop there to have a closer to home option than going to the city. Fingers Crossed….
Perhaps, ESDC, ahem I mean FCRC would entertain offering a real alternative to Pathmark that would really be a community benefit by making overtures to Whole Foods?
WF overpriced, overrated, good riddance.
tybur6 – now your talking!
I think they should install a motor cross course on this site. Wouldn’t that be fun?
Wow!!! who predicted this 2 YEARS ago….why it was ME!
Actually, Snark, between the last few days of (actual) weather, and the gales of creative destruction that have been blowing in lower Manhattan these last few weeks, I found this morning’s sun quite a pleasant surprise. But point taken.
City Point would be perfect.