Streetlevel: New Market for Bed Stuy
Butternut Market, at 366 Lewis Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, will be a Provisions/Union Market/Chop Chop-like grocery store. “We will offer a variety of prepared foods..salads, veggies, meat & fish dishes. They will mostly be cold dishes to take home (there will be very limited seating) plus we will have a few hot dishes each day…
Butternut Market, at 366 Lewis Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, will be a Provisions/Union Market/Chop Chop-like grocery store. “We will offer a variety of prepared foods..salads, veggies, meat & fish dishes. They will mostly be cold dishes to take home (there will be very limited seating) plus we will have a few hot dishes each day (including rotisserie chickens).” That’s the news from this Brooklynian post, and the owners, including a Brownstoner regular and an owner former manager of Solomon’s Porch, will take your suggestions of what to stock. Apparently a renaissance is expected for this little corner of the world; word has it a wine bar and florist are coming soon, too. The owners hope to provide healthy alternatives to junk-stocked bodegas and offer residents another shopping venue; the Foodtown in Restoration Plaza is a heckuva walk.
bkny- Are you referring to 119 Bainbridge? That finally sold/closed through Brooklyn Properties just this past month. I saw that house just over 1 year ago when I first started looking and because we weren’t ready, passed it by. Great house, and one that got away. If that’s not the house and you know of another, I’ll be lurking around Brownstoner.
There is also a stop work order existing on our space. Every day there is a new issue that pops up that costs more money…the basement has asbestos, the old wiring needs to be removed, etc, etc, etc. The required investment grows the more you get closer to pulling the trigger and, of course, some of the smaller financial backers getting the jitters.
The florist, wine shop and kids place space are all being hampered by the stop work order from landmarks. Another couple weeks to wait before construction will resume. The florist and wine bar may open by Thanksgiving. The play space early next year. Gotta love SoLA (The Shops of Lewis Avenue)!
susan – i posted last night – not sure what happened to it. there is a house on bainbridge (lewis & stuy) that i believe is still for sale. the owner kept taking it on and off the market. it was last listed by brooklyn properties for 1M. it is 4 stories. the parlor has amazing details the other floors so/so. i don’t remember the house number but it’s closer to stuyvesant -maybe someone here knows what house i’m taking about. i believe it was once owned by Robert Fulton or some other famous nabe resident.
I am EXCITED! My suggestions are the same… I like what Choice Market in my old neighborhood offered… prepared dinners or sides or rotissary chicken is great… Also yummy desserts. How about organic baby food like Earth’s Best? Organic Milk too… Seventh Generation supplies?
greet = greed, you know I need glasses. Happens over 40, or so I hear.
Let’s channel that energy into greet, bxgrl, it’s better for the economy. Better for DIBS. Let’s not lose our focus on petty little things like the ability to get fresh, delicious, reasonably priced food within 2-blocks of where we live. Besides, you’ve got … well, I’m sure you’ve GOT something over there (feel the burn).
we hate you, MacD . It’s not like you had to rub our noses in it …..sniff…..sniff 🙂
Thanks Amzi, 11233 and Dave. Amzi, that’s an ideal block, I’ll look into it. We’ve seen just about everything that repped by a realtor, but I can’t remember if we’ve seen this. I’ll have to walk by Halsey, and I saw 325 Stuy. We’re holding out for detail, and that house was unfortunately cleaned out. Also, we would want a triplex with rental or just a triplex. (One floor for office and cats.)
This is better than a realtor!