In May 2012, BHB wrote about an appreciable renaissance taking place along the Montague Street retail corridor, during which a dozen new businesses moved in along the avenue over the year preceding. Another snapshot of Brooklyn Heights “Main Street” this week reveals that Montague remains a bustling success story, with restaurants, spas, bodegas, bakeries and […]
Tag Archives | commercial development
Hey, Good Luck With That Sentiment…
This graffiti is emblazoned outside 172-174 Montague Street, where demo has begun to supplant the two-story building that once housed Irish pub & restaurant Eammon’s of Brooklyn and Hallmark… As previously reported, the 8,150-square-foot property sold in June 2012 for $12 million, with plans for a highrise condo development. With a C5-2/DB zoning designation, it […]
Getting Serious About Leasing Former Starbucks Space
Despite its prime location in Brooklyn Heights, it appears the former location of Starbucks at 112 Montague Street isn’t going to lease itself by way of osmosis. The coffee store relocated to 134 Montague Street toward the beginning of May, almost six months ago. Over the past week, signage appeared on the locale’s window from […]
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Building Goes Topless
Workers have already removed quite a bit of the roof from the former Brooklyn Eagle Building at 30 Henry Street. McBrooklyn reports that you can see through the slats to what was a conference room and production area of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper. (Larger image below.)
Brooklyn Heights Cinema At 70 Henry Street To Be Razed, After All
After a push & pull tug of war throughout 2012, it appears the beloved Brooklyn Heights Cinema building at 70 Henry Street is about to meet the wrecking ball, after all. But there’s hope: Plans call for a movie theater on the ground level of the new structure to be built on the site. BHB […]
Nabe Chatter