Slippery Slope: Two Down on 7th Ave.
The big news in Slopeland today is that Tea Lounge is closing its location on 7th Avenue. The coffeehouse is calling it quits because its landlord wants to double its rent, according to a story in the Brooklyn Paper. Tea Lounge opened on 7th Ave. and 10th Street in 2001. The business isn’t the only…
The big news in Slopeland today is that Tea Lounge is closing its location on 7th Avenue. The coffeehouse is calling it quits because its landlord wants to double its rent, according to a story in the Brooklyn Paper. Tea Lounge opened on 7th Ave. and 10th Street in 2001. The business isn’t the only one saying sayanora to the South Slope: five blocks down, the crafts store Greenjeans is also clearing out. According to a post on the shop’s blog, the sustainable-wares store is “in the process of looking for a new location that will provide us with more space, more foot traffic, and greater accessibility.” Greenjeans has occupied a storefront on 7th Avenue between 15th and 16th streets for a little over three years, and it’s going to keep selling stuff through its website and at the Flea until it finds a new bricks-and-mortar location.
Tea Lounge to close in July! [Brooklyn Paper]
Greenjeans is Moving [Greenjeans]
Photo of Tea Lounge from Tea Muse.
4:08 can’t answer that here. too many haters on this website. thats not saying were not doing a good job, but you can have 10,000 people like you and 20 haters and those 20 haters will do anything to destroy you on the web.
for the record i would never be able to pay the rent i pay if i was opening new. but as a store owner whats not to like on 7th avenue other then the rent?
every person who moves in makes more money then the person they replace. there is a ton of new development bringing more people in who also make lots of money. park slope has become a destination place. people who are moving from manhattan want a manhattan experience shopping in brooklyn. those who give it to them without offending their long time regulars will be fine.
those who offer service or show they care will also be fine.
please note im not saying this as if the rent is a bargain its not. but where in nyc is it?
as for the double rent comment it means nothing. if the rent was 2500 dollars there and now its 5 thousand its a bargain and the greedy landlord is actually renting below market. if a business cant swallow a 30 thousand dollar a year increase how profitable could have it been? if they were making 200k a year they wouldn’t stay open to make 170k. my guess the place was dying as that hadnt invested a penny to improve the place or they wanted out as it wasnt making enough already to justify staying open.
adam
More ESP on exhibit at 5:01.
Red Hot and Tea Lounge were both heavily patronized businesses. Does it seem remotely possible that they both failed? If those two busy stores closed (leaving gaping retail holes) it seems highly likely that the rent was raised substantially. When heavily patronized businesses leave, it’s not a good sign. Greedy landlords, case closed. Now there’s no good chinese food closer than Garfield. So much for “neighborhood”
4:33 – The owner lied!
I think we need more stores to open up selling overpriced hot beverages, what a brilliant business plan
The owners of the business obviously do not know how to run their own business if they cannot pay market rate rents so why would you believe anything they say has any connection to reality
4:08 – What is your store?
in the article, the owners of tea lounge specifically say they are leaving because of the rent.
Typical no nothing post and no nothing posters. Brownstoner laments the death of the mom and pop store. This is a mom and pop store that can’t do business paying market rate rent. They should go out of business.