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.
the amount of vacant storefronts on 7th is appalling. really disgraceful, considering how many people are interested in opening a small business…
So you meant park slope rents are comparable to morningside heights? What is your point?
1:18 yeah 7th avenue landlords are some stupid businessmen, stupid like a fox
Aren’t there about twenty coffee shops on 7th avenue? Does it make one iota difference if there are 19? Who cares at all?
7th Ave landlords need to wise up. At this point they need to price lower than 5th to try to attract some tenants.
Wow you are a brilliant comedian I had not realized you were using humor. My bad.
1:04, Actually the rents on 7th Avenue are quite comparable to the rents on parts of Broadway. Namely the part where I work in the low 110’s.
Broadway is a long Street, you realize? And it was more said in jest…
but is anyone offering 5k a month?
or are you just kicking someone out and waiting?
That’s fine and good, 1:02, but then can you please explain to us why there are about 20 vacant storefronts on 7th between flatbush and 15th street, including some which have been vacant for months, if not years??
The Red Hot place across from the Tea Lounge has now been vacant for months and I see zero action on the place.
2nd Street cafe and Park Slope books…vacant after 6 months of being for rent. And those are both PRIME locations. Even moreso than here.
So your story doesn’t really fly. Corcoran can price the store at whatever they want. It doesn’t mean people are biting.
In fact, looks like quite the opposite. All these vacancies add a really depressing air to 7th Avenue. It’s a real shame, given the affluence of the surrounding streets…