More Big Box Shops for Red Hook
Joining Fairway and IKEA in Red Hook will be BJ’s Wholesale Club, says the Brooklyn Paper. Their new home will be the site of the former Revere Sugar Factory on Beard Street, currently used as an IKEA parking lot. The developer, Thor Equities, offered this statement: “Thor is committed to ensuring that whichever organization leases…
Joining Fairway and IKEA in Red Hook will be BJ’s Wholesale Club, says the Brooklyn Paper. Their new home will be the site of the former Revere Sugar Factory on Beard Street, currently used as an IKEA parking lot. The developer, Thor Equities, offered this statement: “Thor is committed to ensuring that whichever organization leases this property, it will fully augment the historic revitalization occurring today in Red Hook.” They haven’t admitted that BJ’s is the new tenant, but an insider at the Borough President’s office let the news slip. The Beep assured the potential use of the site would be subject to a public review. “While welcoming major retailers to our borough could bring economic vitality and much-needed jobs to previously underserved and underutilized areas, we must also be sure to ‘grow smart’ and preserve a neighborhood’s character, he said. This wouldn’t be Kings County’s first BJ’s. There’s another near Starrett CIty.
BJ’s on Tap for Red Hookers [Brooklyn Paper]
What’s Left at Revere Sugar. Photo by Lock.
Sam’s is a WalMart owned club chain, BJ’s is unrelated to either, all are fiercely competetive with the other (though overlap in members is small, ~11%).
BJ’s is a good idea for the rest of us who dont have to live in Red Hook. The place seemed to have potential, but not if it starts becoming a home for big box stores.
east river- I believe Sam’s Club is a division of Walmart, not BJ’s.
I could be wrong, but I think BJ’s and Costco are connected. I know Sam’s Club and WalMart are the same company, being named for Sam Walton, founder of WalMart.
I didn’t think there were any communist hookers left and you are right that IS funny….
BTW “you” is any one that thinks this is a bad plan….
Isn’t BJ’s a Walmart company?
“BJs on Tap for Red Hookers” is the funniest headline I have seen in a long time.
It’s a predictive you for the posters to follow.
could you say whom you mean by “you?”
Given the picture anything would be an improvement. Personally I was one of the naysayers who said that traffic would be a nightmare for Ikea. I was wrong. I go there occassionally and the traffic has not been that bad. I also spoke with some area merchants and residents. Ikea has done a good job of getting the traffic away from Van Brundt. I still drive down on Saturday for lunch at Hope and Anchor and have no problems…so far. Would I like to see something else…like a park sure but the City doesn’t have the money. This site has been vacant for years and the choice is then between housing, a box store and some industrial use. No one seems to want it for an industrial use, we need the jobs and too much housing is already going up on the waterfront….so before you attack the plan, any better ideas…At least Joe Sitt is willing to put his money where his mouth is…are you?