StreetLevel: Schermerhorn Supermarket Deal Falls Through
Well, this one’s not a crowd pleaser. Turns out plans to put a 12,000-sf supermarket into the biggest ground-floor space at the State Renaissance Court building have been tabled. The building’s owners have instead cut up the space and rented half of it to the Red Cross; the other 6,000 square feet are still on…
Well, this one’s not a crowd pleaser. Turns out plans to put a 12,000-sf supermarket into the biggest ground-floor space at the State Renaissance Court building have been tabled. The building’s owners have instead cut up the space and rented half of it to the Red Cross; the other 6,000 square feet are still on the market along with four other smaller (around 1,000 sf) storefronts. Those small spaces are being eyed by “neighborhood businesses” like liquor stores and pizza parlors, says State Renaissance Court developer Hesky Brahimy. The would-be supermarket owner was a retail novice, says Brahimy. The developer still hopes to attract some sort of gourmet grocery to the remaining large space in the building. “A grocery is what’s most needed around here,” says Brahimy, though “we’ll entertain all offers.”
Streetlevel: A New Supermarket for Schermerhorn [Brownstoner] GMAP
was this a Busy Chef venture that was shelved?
12:21 you are soooooo good at reading people. I live in the East village, am from the UES and work in downtown Brooklyn. If a supermarket doesn’t open in Manhattan, it is not news. If it doesn’t open in a dump, everyone knows about it and actually gives a shit. Court Street has got to be one of the most disgusting stretches of road in the country and the movie theatre has piss on its seats. Sorry, but DT Brooklyn is a shithole, and an ugly shithole at that.
6:34 = Queens resident.
real shame. this area is happening anyway, though.
Red Cross gave up their place on Pineapple Place so this might be why.
Downtown Brooklyn is a dump. Always will be.
I think 12,000 would be on par or on the larger side for a Brooklyn supermarket in the area. A lot of the Key Foods are closer to 7,000 – 10,000 SF.
That’s a big blow to the neighborhood. That street is dead at night, and this was a chance to bring some traffic to an otherwise useless block. I don’t know if anything else will be able to bridge the gap between Downtown Brooklyn and Boerum Hill like a market would.
MM, I think this is the disaster training and response part of the Red Cross.