Here's the New Whole Foods Rendering
After we broke the news yesterday of Whole Foods’ decision to go ahead with plans to build on a contaminated lot in Gowanus, Crain’s followed up half an hour later with a story of its own. And while neglecting to give our post a hat-tip, the business paper did come up with some interesting original…

After we broke the news yesterday of Whole Foods’ decision to go ahead with plans to build on a contaminated lot in Gowanus, Crain’s followed up half an hour later with a story of its own. And while neglecting to give our post a hat-tip, the business paper did come up with some interesting original content: This rendering. Neato.
I live one and a half blocks up the street from this site. I don’t know if my family will shop there. Nonetheless, I am glad to see this development coming to a now-desolate area. This development will go a long way towards bridging the Caroll Gardens and Park Slope neighborhoods.
just another behemoth to destroy the character of brooklyn
Arkady, I think those are green houses.
I agree with Clyde! Quit your whining and maligning, Mr. B!
Also, the Crains includes much more detail on the project than does yesterday’s Brownstoner post. I’m just saying.
“The story yesterday said they’d turn the roof into organic gardens -hard to do on peaked glass roofing.
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Ummm, those are GREENHOUSES
why do so many renderings these days look like some childhood story book illustrator painted them with a cheap set of water colors? terrible.
*rob*
I assumed that glass was a greenhouse.
I like it. Looks like the Berkeley Bowl West. If only it were…
I wonder about that rendering. The story yesterday said they’d turn the roof into organic gardens – hard to do on peaked glass roofing.
go to Sahadi’s for bulk grains, nuts, spices, etc.