Racked is reporting that the condo conversion at One Brooklyn Bridge Park (formerly 360 Furman Street, aka that Jehovah's Witness Building) might be scoring the ultimate in amenities (at least as we think of these things at Curbed)—Brooklyn's first Trader Joe's.
Trader Joe's to One Brooklyn Bridge Park?! (Curbed)
If you're really that into TJ's don't let this news disappoint you! Gather your friends and request a location by YOU! Be sure to include that rents in lower Brooklyn have got to be cheaper then the Heights (although maybe not on Church Ave!). And that there have to be a million Brooklynites down on this end who don't want to go to Brooklyn Heights for groceries. While you're asking if you could also add a note about our location including a wine store. Okay, fingers crossed!
7 comments:
WIll do! This neck of the woods really needs a good grocery store!!!
so disappointed :(. who's that reputable broker who was from the so-called reputable firm who told someone it was coming to church??? take away his/her license!!! :P
just sent out a request!
I'm sick of these other neighborhoods getting the lion's share of good grocery stores! They already have multiple excellent-stocked groceries in walking distance.
This is why things need to be encouraged in Kensington... some of the chains (and no, I don't encourage behemoth chains--TJ is not Wal-Mart, thankfully) will not consider a neighborhood until it gets some buzz. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. There's a reason why some areas don't develop; no one asks for it. And I put in my request to TJs long ago. Maybe they will plan to open a few other locations in all boroughs... we might as well try to get in line! (After all, Target is opening a 2nd location in Brooklyn)
I say let's start bombarding their location request page (see link) and maybe, just maybe, they will think of us next time!
Would the supermarket space at McDonald & Albermarle be too far "ahead of the curve"?
Retail goes where there are already stores. I think it's really optimistic to hope for TJ here as a first Brooklyn location and ony asking for disappointment. We aren't on the map yet as a shopping area and while this would help us, it's likely not a decision that would benefit them. So let's hope that a few more restaurants will open here, maybe some more retail and we'll get something like TJ's in the long run. Lobbying Fresh Direct to deliver seems far more do-able.
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