Will Trendy Stores Give Montague a Shot in the Arm?
A few new stores could go a long way to boosting Montague Street’s cool factor, according to an article in the Real Deal. Brokers and neighborhood boosters say the shops—which include beauty supply/sex toy emporium Ricky’s, a Housing Works branch, and Greek makeup brand Korres’ soon-to-open storefront—are welcome additions to Montague’s retail scene. They argue…
A few new stores could go a long way to boosting Montague Street’s cool factor, according to an article in the Real Deal. Brokers and neighborhood boosters say the shops—which include beauty supply/sex toy emporium Ricky’s, a Housing Works branch, and Greek makeup brand Korres’ soon-to-open storefront—are welcome additions to Montague’s retail scene. They argue that the Heights’ main shopping drag needs to get hip in light of stepped-up competition from Smith and Court streets. Despite the new leases, thousands of square feet of retail space remain vacant on Montague, which has the highest rents in Downtown Brooklyn after the Fulton Street Mall. When we think cool, Montague Street doesn’t exactly spring to mind, and it’s difficult to see how the addition of a few new chain stores is going to change that. Anyone feel differently?
Brooklyn Heights Retail Gets a Twist [The Real Deal]
Fantastic idea, urban development for the benefit of a transient teenager. Most of the bloggers have got it right. It is sad when a quaint and interesting street degenerates into Everymall America. How boring. By the way, there is nothing “cool” about Ricky’s in 2007.
My teen daughter goes to school in the Heights. She and her friends are super excited. This was major news for them. My daughter, although she doesn’t go to St. Ann’s, is sure that this will be a big stop for their students- hair dye, eye liner..
Montague Street is highly over-rated. Who cares about what it was like 20 years ago..it is irrelevant to the current situation. I also think the good ol’ days is a code word for BK being just for white folks…I am sure the current level of diversity is upsetting to all you ppl reminiscing about the good old days..We need more restaurants !
Montague Street is great… if you need to go to the bank or a real estate office.
Otherwise, I’d rather walk into Cobble Hill if actually want to do anything.
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Yay!
Good for you!
Someone living in the present.
I like that store too.
area kids is the coolest store on montague street. it is not just $62 jeans…they have smurfs and kid robot japanese figurines…
& they have the best sales if you want to save money…
great shirts in the $30 range also..
their employees are amazing.
not everyone want child labor clothes from old navy….
The old Bossert was such a fleabag, that is so right.
When I was a young thing visiting the Heights for the first time, i was struck by how many really surly, rude old people I ran in to.
I was used to nice old people. But the Heights was full of miserable, rude, snarly old bulldogs. Pretty funny. Montague Street was a gas then. More old Stalinists per square inch than Red Square, ha ha!
Bottom line: for such a pricey neighborhood, Montague Street is a sad excuse for a commercial strip.
You can say many things, but not that Brooklyn Heights was diverse. But that is neither here or there.
I have lived in the Heights for 20 years and I think Montague Street has improved a lot.
I can’t speak about the 1960’s or 70’s.
I can also tell you that people have always compained about it, no matter what.
I used to like Slade’s, and I’m sorry that’s gone. otherwise, too many RE stores, true, maybe the mortgage meltdown will thin those ranks a bit, and lots of banks, but honestly with the advent of Garden of Eden, the bagel shop, Starbucks, the old bookstore, and the place under the toop to buy my lotto ticket,
I’m pretty happy. I guess I’m not so hifalutin’.