What Stores Do You Want on Montague?

By on March 23, 2010 10:37 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate

BHB photo by C. Scales

BHB photo by C. Scales


Picking up on a suggestion by loyal BHB reader and commenter Nabeguy, in an attempt to get away from kvetching about what’s actually coming, what are your wishes for five establishments you’d like to see go into vacant spots on Montague?

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  • hoppy

    I basically want Montague Street supplanted with every establishment on Bleecker Street between 6th Ave and 7th Ave South. I noticed that there are several requests for a bagel place. I no longer eat bagels, but is the Montague Hot Bagels store really that bad now?

  • AEB

    Hoppy: yes.

  • http://www.waterpressurelighting.com Evelyn at WPL

    1) an annex of Alma’s restaurant
    2) a mom-and-pop style bakery
    3) a good housewares store (not a Lechters!)
    4) a laundromat/coffee bar combo–socialize while washing your undies…
    5) a cell phone store….just kidding!!!

  • nabeguy

    Not a bad thread, huh Homer? Hoppy and all, I don’t think I ran across a a call for a Mamoun-like falafel store. And based on a very cursory sampling, it seems that a fish store and a Mexican restaurant are at the top of the list. Sounds like a ceviche bar would be a killer. HF, I think you should collect the top choices and submit them to the BID and BHA.

  • ABC

    I’d like a place, any place, where you can walk in with a stroller and sit down without hostile vibes. It would have to be a bigger place, and shitty food is fine. And I’d be happy to leave my stroller outside if there was space. Panera? Anything like that. Obvious upside: strollers could go there and leave the rest of the shops to the kid-haters.

    (And I’ll give Tutt Cafe their second shout out of the day — they are super nice to kids)

    I think every second floor shop along Montague should be a cafe. By law. And open til midnight.

  • nabeguy

    Evelyn, I love the mash-up idea of a laundromat/coffee bar. You could extend it to include a bookstore. Given the rents on Montague, diversification may be the only answer. If one doesn’t work, the other one might. Hmmmm, serious thought here. Any investors out there? Throw in muffins, this could be a mint.

  • jd

    1. Le Pain Quotidien — answers the need for a bakery, a sandwich shop, a place for kids — and it’s organic/environmentally friendly. This would be my number one choice!
    2. Decent Vietnamese or Thai.
    3. A fish store. (Or a butcher that’s open past 6:00.)
    4. I’ll take a decent French bistro type of place.
    5. Shake Shack in Brooklyn Bridge Park

  • jorale-man

    1. An independent, funky/hip coffee shop
    2. A live music venue that features jazz and/or singer-songwriters
    3. A bookstore like Book Court
    4. A fun, relaxed restaurant that serves Mexican or BBQ
    5. A CB2 or Crate and Barrel (my one concession to chains)

  • ClarknHenry

    I vote for:
    1. Mexican Restaurant,
    2. Crate & Barrel
    3. Gap
    4. Any bookstore
    5. A plant store!

  • Sticky

    a bike shop. so many parent would love to outfit their children locally.

  • brooklynheightsperson69

    a mommy and me yoga studio
    an all kids day spa
    a banana republic
    a bar with adequate parking outside for strollers! am i right, or am i right?
    some kind of hip-funky-coffee bar. one with live jazz. all morning.
    and lobo’s east. ‘cuz my man’s loco for lobos

  • The Mook

    1- A real kosher deli
    2- Bookie Joint
    3- Fortune Teller
    4- Blacksmith

  • http://aol Dome

    – Men’s Store
    – Bakery Store
    – Fancy Restuarant ( American Bistro )
    – French Restaurant
    – Bath, Bed and Beyond
    – Men’s shoe store

  • Anonymous

    Yes, bornhere, I remember the antique store on Henry, that later became Sinclair’s. I think I still have something from that store.

  • Andrew Porter

    Bring back Pic-a-Deli! (For myself, and for The Mook.)

    And the Entenman’s Outlet Store, now that I’m dreaming.

    But none of this is likely to happen, unless a mad millionaire subsidizes the Heights.

  • Columbiatch

    Most are repeats of what was said above, but here goes:

    1. A really good destination restaurant
    2. A decent Mexican restaurant
    3. Sephora
    4. Barney’s Co-op
    5. A Bed / Bath / Beyond type housewares store
    6. A children’s clothing store
    7. Maoz Falafel
    8. Dishes or Mangia – something in that vein
    9. Jewish Deli
    10. Artesanal food store (ice cream, cheeses, etc.)

  • zburch

    1. A Fish Market and Butcher
    2. Mediterranean Restaurant/Seafood
    3. Men’s clothing store
    4. A bar with live music
    5. French Bistro

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