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).
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Morton’s to Open its First Restaurant in Brooklyn [CNN Money]
Photo of the Marriott by Scott Bintner forProperty Shark.
That lower picture ain’t of a city-owned building; it’s of the ground floor of the new Marriott extension.
apple will be brilliant.
they will make a killing there.
and i certainly would welcome and shop at a barney’s co-op.
the area lies smack in the middle of cobble hill, park slope, ft. greene, dumbo, brooklyn heights and carroll gardens.
think of all stores that are just now catching onto the fact that this location has got some serious wealth…and the kindof wealth that likes to support its community by shopping local. even local chains.
i’d much rather spend a buck at the park slope barnes and noble (if i ever have to go there…over one in manhattan. it just seems like it must help).
bring on a restoration hardware!!!!
BK Daily Eagle has a rendering of the Morton’s showing it going into the space in you lower picture. 345 Adams is the former family court space next door to that.
Is the glass half full or half empty?
Gage and Tollner was owned by the same people that own Casa Rosa, which was continually slammed on this board..
10:33…
you do realize the trader joe’s and whole foods are not rumors, right??
they are in progress. trader joe’s on atlantic and court, whole foods at 3rd and 3rd in Gowanus.
The latter obviously seems sketchy, but it’s certainly more than a rumor.
Barney’s in Brooklyn – best news ever! Only would be trumped by a baby gap…
Too bad it wasn’t a Ruth Chris – a much much better high-end steak chain
More to do for loitering around the court houses. Not sure it’s all good news, but I hope it does not multiply obesity and tranced cow-faces in the area.