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.
Is Luger’s overrated because you go there expecting so much that your expectations could never be met? Perhaps. If so, Morton’s must be the most underrated steakhouse because I never expect to get a decent steak and I haven’t been disappointed yet.
If a Barney’s is really coming to Brooklyn, it may sound ridiculous on my part, but that’s exciting. I hated it when they closed the original store in Chelsea. Then the one in the WFC was closed permanently after 9/11. The warehouse sale is a pain. I hate going to midtown. A full scale shop in the boro would get my business.
12:37….Hil-arious! (And I’m Black, from Brooklyn…don’t think it’s a racist comment)
I never understand why people are surprised when Brooklyn-based Target, Home Depot, Ikea, etc. are the “highest grossing location in the chain!”. HELLO?!? We are a city of 2.5 million people and we are ridiculously under-retailed. The reason that these national chains are so “high grossing” is because they are servicing waaay too many per capita vis-a-vis other locations
“Gage and Tollner was owned by the same people that own Casa Rosa, which was continually slammed on this board..”
Joseph Chirico was the owner of Gage and Tollner and Marco Polo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gage_and_Tollner
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/24/25/24_25marcopolo.html
I don’t think that CASA ROSA RESTAURANT and Marco Polo are owned by same person, are they?
Barneys in Brooklyn!!!!!
unless other things change around downtown/fulton mall area (especially demographic of the shoppers) any new retail chain will end up like the atlantic center Target- profitable i’m sure, but like a scene out of New Orleans during Katrina. Useless employees, poorly stocked shelves, mob mentality while waiting on line…I know you people will say I’m a racist or whatever, but its true.
and mortons sucks.
Gimme a Pottery Barn, a Borders, a Republic (the Asian noodle/fusion restaurant in Union Sq), a Sam Flax, and gimme PARKING!
12:20 -Idiot!
never heard of peter luger’s.
is that like a macaroni grill?
Peter Luger’s is overrated.