Court St. Blockbuster Changes Hands; Future Unclear
The former location of Blockbuster Video on Court Street has been the subject of neighborhood speculation for awhile now; at one point, the rumor mill said it was probably going to become a McDonald’s. While the future of the property is still up in the air, it was recently sold off for $3.7 million to…
The former location of Blockbuster Video on Court Street has been the subject of neighborhood speculation for awhile now; at one point, the rumor mill said it was probably going to become a McDonald’s. While the future of the property is still up in the air, it was recently sold off for $3.7 million to a firm called Broadmill Development, which recently developed a Chelsea condo called The Carriage House. Eric Gray, one of Broadmill’s principals, says the company has “no definitive plans” for the site yet, and it could either be redeveloped or leased to a retailer. Gray also said the firm has received no interest whatsoever in the space from McDonald’s, and that it was time “to dispel” the Golden Arches chit-chat for good.
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1:06- how can you use unique and Gymboree in the same sentance without a negative?
How about a casino or a brothel? Both would make a killing.
omg, you mean in the olden days you had to walk blocks to get a drink. Geez, the hardship especially for elderly.
How about something unique and child-centered, like a Gymboree?
BrooklynBear,
FYI, would be ironic if this place became a clothing store since that’s what it once was. Before this place was vacant and before it was a Blocbuster it was sort of an Army Navy type clothing store, the old fashioned kind where people bought reasonably priced clothes. Think the place was called “Gold’s”.
FYI, #2, back then there was no place to go for a drink on Court St. You had Cousins on Amity, but the entire stretch from Amity to Carroll did not have another bar. There was a bar at Carroll, but if you weren;t Italian you were unlikley to get treated very well there. It was more of a social club.
I’d be happy with Taco Bell or Baja Fresh.
12:41
A Home Depot? Maybe you are joking but even with 2 floors, a Home Depot would never fit. Way too small a space. And no parking.
but there is something new opening on 5th avenue practically every week. to walk down 5th it just feels so much more thriving than smith.
it used to be the reverse, obviously so i’m guessing the same is in store for 5th at some point down the road…
5th has got to be the poster child for brooklyn gentrification. as early as 2000, 5th was literally the total opposite of what it is today. it still shocks me every time i walk over there…
12:22: Most likely because owner/landlords are overreaching on the rents. Lots of the empty storefronts had longterm businesses that were probably still living out reasonable (old) commercial leases and I’m sure the idea was to jack up the rent substantially. Still, new Chocolate Room, expanded Sweet Melissa, and Olive Vine make sense and will do well, to name a few new concerns.