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Any info? New business coming to Classon bet EP &Linc, next to new ice cream shop...?

naturegirlbknaturegirlbk
edited May 2014 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Have noticed construction in the small retail space next to the new (yummy) ice cream shop on Classon between EP & Lincoln. Anyone know what's coming? And....the not-long-lived antique shop on Classon & Lincoln has a sign saying they're closing end-of-month...Wonder what will take its place...Any info on either spot?

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  • whynot_31whynot_31
    841 Classon

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  • RandalVRandalV
    The ice cream shop says a sneaker store, but that it was almost a wine store. Gotta say I prefer the wine store.
  • mugofmead111mugofmead111
    Not surprised that antique store is not going to be there much longer.

    I wonder whether they'll have a store-closing sale. :)
  • naturegirlbknaturegirlbk
    Ditto on preference for a wine shop. Sneakers...? Blech...
  • naturegirlbknaturegirlbk
    "Sale" sign has been up for a few days...hurry...hurry... ;-)
  • goldemi1goldemi1
    Sneaker store would be DOA.  Wine is nice but tough I'd think, with Wino(t) and some lesser stores on Franklin, and the places on Washington.  Not sure what it would bring to the mix that the others dont.  

    With the potential and yet ever-late opening of the court officers academy, a greasy spoon would be nice....but the buildout of these units doesnt seem to allow for it....I dont think they have venting or arent zoned for it (?).  
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    The LL has stated that no "intensive" food/alc uses are allowed.    In other words:

    Allowed:   Coffee, ice cream, maybe a cold cut sandwich place without a griddle, a wine store.

    Not Allowed:    Pizza, hamburgers, fried chicken, a bar etc.

     


  • mugofmead111mugofmead111
    So would a Subway fit in there? [/devil's advocate]
  • naturegirlbknaturegirlbk
    Personally, I hope not.
  • crownheightstercrownheightster
    But a city sub might !!! :)
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    Sneaker store is happening. I think the sneaker store will survive if it focuses on kids shoes.

    I might put a housewares/kitchen store in the big corner space. Young professionals like new pots and pans, and kitchen gadgets.

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  • crownheightstercrownheightster
    I'd love a housewares spot. Sneakers for me would be a really occasional -- like, once a year, perhaps -- purchase.
  • chekhovianchekhovian
    crownheightster - the place that's going out of business looks like a housewares spot. it didn't work.
  • crownheightstercrownheightster
    I thought the spot going out of business was an antiques store. I am thinking more along the lines of cookware and utensils, I guess. Like cooks companion on Atlantic ave.
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    Yes, or the place run by Tarzian in Park Slope. 



  • eastbloceastbloc
    A place to get Sodastream refills would get some use.
  • goldemi1goldemi1
    Park slope food coop for soda stream, if a member, is great. Would housewares contend with online? Broadway panhandler does, but maybe because of assortment. These spaces are small
  • eastbloceastbloc
    edited May 2014
    Not a member.  Not a fan of indentured servitude.  

    I prefer to exchange money for goods and services the old-fashioned way.
  • SchmuSchmu
    You don't need a full kitchen for Bahn mi [sp?]
  • naturegirlbknaturegirlbk
    And workmen have been in the former Nouvelle Vague space for the past few days. Anyone have any idea what's coming in?
  • RandalVRandalV
    edited June 2014
    Sorry to say that the workmen told me it's going to be... an accountant's office. Somehow an ironic place to take over a French new wave cafe.
  • crownheightstercrownheightster
    I hope that it is a real accountants office, and not just some tax refund place .
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    Sneaker now open
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    Sneaker store's website:    http://jakecompany.com/

    Do people really use the website of a local sneaker store before they buy sneakers?
  • pragmaticguypragmaticguy
    I have a cousin who owns three New Balance stores and they sell quite a few pairs over the internet. It's probably 40% of his business.
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    I'll take your word.

    I buy based on whether a sneaker is around $40, fits, and is at DSW on the day I want a new pair.

    I suspect I am not Jake's target market.
  • RandalVRandalV
    Lots of activity on that corner lot at Lincoln and Classon today. The construction workers said that it will be a coffee shop. 

    So on the one hand, what a beautiful space for a coffee shop, with the big windows and brick interior. On the other, I've seen two coffee shops within a couple of blocks disappear within the last year + (Glass House and Nouvel Vag). I wonder what they're banking on: a legion of court officer students reading late into the night? That said, there's definitely much more foot traffic on that block now than there was even last year.
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    edited July 2015
    Burger Urway and Lincoln Postal seem to be making it work....

    BTW, I'll highlight the news and send it out via twitter:   Readers we are getting yet another coffee shop, this one will be at the corner of Lincoln and Classon.
  • RandalVRandalV
    True, but Urway does a lot of delivery business, and LP is unique within the neighborhood. There are many coffee shops in the neighborhood, including Lincoln Station one short block down. A better hopeful comparison would be Manhattanville Coffee on Rogers-- lower foot traffic because it's not on a subway stop, so it has to be that much better.
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    I believe Manhattanville is at a SBS stop.
  • RandalVRandalV
    Fair point. 
  • RandalVRandalV
    And it looks like the coffee shop will be a spin off from Cafe Forte. 
  • whynot_31whynot_31
    edited July 2015
    ....I've decided to give it is own thread: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/45933/cafe-forte-to-open-a-second-location-at-classon-and-lincoln
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