Washington Avenue Not Living Up to Potential
We missed this article in the back pages of Brooklyn Papers last week. The writer is pointing out what a lost opportunity Washington Avenue has been in terms of upscale retail and restaurants. Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights could be a central artery of Brooklyn’s booming cultural heart, but instead it has become a road…
We missed this article in the back pages of Brooklyn Papers last week. The writer is pointing out what a lost opportunity Washington Avenue has been in terms of upscale retail and restaurants.
Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights could be a central artery of Brooklyn’s booming cultural heart, but instead it has become a road to nowhere. Given its proximity to institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Botanic Gardens, plus an influx of new, wealthier residents in recent years, the commercial corridor might have blossomed into a thriving strip. Yet a walk through the neighborhood reveals a surprising lack of restaurants, shops and attractions that dominate other commercial spines with similar economics.
We’d have to agree. Vanderbilt is coming along though, no?
Washington Ave Slow to Improve [Brooklyn Papers – pdf]
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I second that motion! Details, please. How near is the “near future”?
Hi! Yes, what do you know about the restaurants and produce/supermarket? share with us, this is interesting.
Thanks!
new grocery store on washington?!? great! in the condos between hall and washington? also, beer first, then coffee. 🙂
The Washington does have a large retail space but not sure what is going on with that. There will be 2 new restaurants and a gourmet produce/supermarket opening on Washington in the near future.
I think that a bar like Soda or Patio (on 5th Avenue in Park Slope) would do well on Washington. People seem to need coffee first and beer second.
broker once told me that neighborhood commerical services are usually 10 years behind a residential boom. schools are 15-20 years.
Why isn’t the museum interested on collaborating with the revitalization of it? they defenately could benefit as well. I’m sure it will be a matter of few years considering the residential boom, to have some nice stores, A GREAT SUPERMARKET! Why not bunch of us from Clinton Hill Prospect Heights create some kind of coop like Park Slope? Does anybody knows if that new condo on Washington will have some retail stores?
I think it’s changing already. While it’s true that Vandy has affluence on both sides, there is a whole new wave of people moving east of washington that are looking for something more than what is there. They may not be brownstone owners but there are lots of new residents looking for some good bars/restaurants/coffee shops, etc. rather than what’s currently on washington.