Morton's, Other Big Chains Coming to Downtown
Yesterday the Daily News published a story about a mystery high-end steakhouse taking space in the ground floor of the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge (top photo), but the restaurant’s identity wasn’t a mystery for all that long. Morton’s signed a lease for a whopping 14,500 square feet of space at the hotel,…
Yesterday the Daily News published a story about a mystery high-end steakhouse taking space in the ground floor of the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge (top photo), but the restaurant’s identity wasn’t a mystery for all that long. Morton’s signed a lease for a whopping 14,500 square feet of space at the hotel, according to a press release published on CNN Money, and expects to open its 295-seat restaurant in late 2008. Doesn’t seem like the steakhouse could ever challenge Luger’s supremacy in Brooklyn (even after the Times demoted the old-school spot to two stars), but it’ll probably fit in just fine Downtown, which is increasingly drawing the national chain gang. Even more interesting (to us, anyway) was the news that Barneys, Apple, The Gap and Banana Republic have all expressed interest in taking space next door to the Marriott, in a city-owned building on Adams Street. We can only assume that the building in question is 345 Adams Street (bottom photo).
Luxury Shops for Downtown Brooklyn [NY Daily News] GMAP
Morton’s to Open its First Restaurant in Brooklyn [CNN Money]
Photo of the Marriott by Scott Bintner forProperty Shark.
The tiara goes on with the lipstick and wings
I don’t think the developers would put those names out there to then end up with mcd’s, old navy and burlington coat factory in the end.
I think they are probably in talks.
Not just wishful thinking.
Seriously, this is great news for all of us Brooklynites. We should be proud and happy we’re drumming up more business in Downtown Brooklyn. Maybe Marty will run for president like Rudy for improving the quality of life in our city. Yeah, who really cares about the poor, the sick and the downtrodden? It’s free enterprise, right?
Um, I have to point out that the Daily News story reads as follows:
“Barneys, Apple, The Gap and Banana Republic top a list of potential retailers.”
In other words, those retailers top a list of tenants that the developer WISHES would rent from him. Along with the other sexy and obvious choices: Starbucks, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s (for some reason that escapes me–TJ’s is a dump).
I would love to see any and all of those retailers come to Bklyn, either in this location or in any of the hundreds of better locations for such stores. And I’m sure it’s going to happen sooner or later (well, Barneys might open a Co-op here, although obviously not an actual Barneys New York–that’d be like putting a tiara on a pig, ha ha).
But right now, this smells like nothing more than a developer’s wishful thinking.
Anybody on the inside of the deal have anything more solid?
I understand that Whole Food and TJs are happening in these two locations. Just saying they are also rumored to open in EVERY CONDO DEVELOPMENT EVER.
Wasn’t an Apple Store going to open in first level of the Brooklyn Muni Building according to rumor two weeks ago? And in Williamsburg last week?
seriously. the news could be that the whitehouse is relocating to borough hall and people would still find something to complain about on this site.
this is great news. downtown bk is firing on all cylinders, and the hits just keep on coming.
“Poster at 12:31, you can move to Houston if you want chain stores and parking lots.”
Or Manhattan.
12:31, you don’t have to move to Houston. Plenty of parking in the Marriott. What? Oh, you wanted FREE parking…. Yeah, better move to Houston.
“Gimme a Pottery Barn, a Borders, a Republic (the Asian noodle/fusion restaurant in Union Sq), a Sam Flax, and gimme PARKING!”
WHAT THE FUCK? This can’t be a serious post.
Poster at 12:31, you can move to Houston if you want chain stores and parking lots.