Streetlevel: A New Supermarket for Schermerhorn
A sign just went up saying (well, exclaiming really) that one of the ground floor retail spaces in the State Renaissance Court has been rented. According to a tenant, who spoke to a building worker, the 11,500-square-foot retail space on the ground floor is slated to be occupied by a supermarket. The source of the…
A sign just went up saying (well, exclaiming really) that one of the ground floor retail spaces in the State Renaissance Court has been rented. According to a tenant, who spoke to a building worker, the 11,500-square-foot retail space on the ground floor is slated to be occupied by a supermarket. The source of the rumor didn’t know which one, though. Anyone heard anything? Seems like something this neighborhood could really use. It should also bring some much-needed streetlevel life to this stretch. GMAP
The large space has been split up and is now definitely going to be a Red Cross office.
Any new information on this?
I’ve been told by management that its going to be a Bravo supermarket.
har de harrr harrrrrrrrrrr
It is a Wholefoods supermarket, Hie.
anyone know what store it is?
The smell in the Met on Smith is cat pee. Or at least what my nose tells my brain what it is.
That said, it was ranked one of the cleanest supermarkets in Brooklyn a few years back, I just can’t shop there because it reaks.
Sorry, I have to agree with those who say the chain supermarkets in the area are dumps. I do not consider myself to be snobby or overly picky at all, but that Met on Smith Street literally does smell. When you walk in, you are overwhelmed with a smell that is really unpleasant and hard to describe — some mix of rotting produce, stale air, and noxious chemicals. So unappetizing. I’ll go there to buy paper towels, maybe, but not food (and whoever commented on their hours is so right on — by 8:45pm they are pushing you out the door so they can be locked up by 9). Key Food on Atlantic is cramped with a terrible layout (things are scattered randomly all over the store) and pretty pathetic inventory. Fairway is great but it just is not practical for those in the Boerum Hill area who don’t have a car.
The neighborhood is in need of a decent, well-stocked, and clean supermarket. I am really hoping the addition of Trader Joe’s have an impact on Met and Key Food and force them to either step up their game or get out and let someone else give it a try.
From The Brooklyn Eagle:
“State Renaissance Court
This new building at Schermerhorn and Bond streets has close to 20,000 square feet of available retail in five storefronts facing Schermerhorn.
“We have a very high-end gourmet market going in the larger (11,500 square feet) corner space,†he said, adding that details are not finalized as yet. But he is also looking at resident- and community-related services, like drycleaners, medical offices, etc.”