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.
I’m catching up now… Will be more specific soon. Dave’s, neighbor,yes that’s why we picked this area!
I’m always excited when someone has a good idea and executes it well. If anyone is going to be sucessful at a venture like this, it’s you DIBS. I’m so looking forward to coming home from work, looking in my fridge, feeling uninspired and then remembering that right around the corner (sorry MM and Bxgrl) awaits delicious food that is healthy and dare I add reasonably priced?! Not only that but I get to support a member of this fantastic community in the process. Way to go!
Another place that’s been on the market for awhile is 325 Stuyvesant, adjoining the 327 Stuyvesant building on the corner of Macon. 325 is listed at $699 and will go for less. All the units have had a decent renovation however the kitchens are a bit low-end. Corcoran has the listing. In the low $600k range it’s very attractive and requires no real work.
I’ll be there too (grumble grumble- why can’t we have one of these closer to me? grumble grumble…)Best of luck DIBS!
I would vote for your staying open late in the evening. I don’t even get home from work until 8:00 and if I don’t want to cook, I have very few dinner options. A place in the neighborhood where I could pick up some prepared foods, cheeses, nice bread, fruit, etc. would be so wonderful. I will definitely support you guys. I can’t wait for you to open!
I think this is great. It’s not easy starting a business and I commend Dave and his efforts. This, and the other developments on Lewis Avenue, could be transformative for the neighborhood. Any updates on the flower shop and the wine bar and their opening dates? I walked by the place on Halsey that’s supposed to be a pizza place and I saw them making pizzas inside – practice I guess. I spoke with a guy painting chairs out front and he said their goal is to open next month (thouh he thought it might take a little longer than that). Yet another place on Lewis avenue to look forward to.
I rarely post, but I’m inspired by this thread. Dave- we’ll be there! Some feedback: agree on staying open later. Being able to pick up quality dinner food is definitely what is needed. Items of interest: Good cheeses, coffee beans, organic snacks & crackers, organic veggies/ fruits and- of course- prepared foods. Fresh meat/ fish (when you can do it) would also be great. Basically anything organic/ high quality above and beyond what Foodtown stocks.
Great idea and good luck!
Susan:
If you are up for a challenge and have no issue low balling, there is a house at 578A Halsey Street (between Stuyvesant and Malcolm X). FSBO. They are asking $675K. They are nuts once you see the inside. It needs work. IMHO, I think it is worth $500K. It has been in the same family for decades and just needs to be upgraded.
I know that there is no mortgage and the seller is the former owner’s daughter or niece. I seriously think they need to be more flexible on the price. Lot is 20 x 100. Three story with a basement. 2 family, but was being lived in as a one-family. Some hidden details like original shutters in the front windows, paster relief on the walls and ceiling, stain glass skylight, some fireplaces (not working).
If you are up for that challenge and can afford to work on the house before you move in, I think it is a diamond in the rough.
And you can live near Dave. What more can you ask?!
How about the house on Decatur btw Lewis and Stuyvesant that century21 has on the market.