Gossip Roundup

October 31, 2007 8:36 am , 10 Comments ,

Received this tip-filled email from a reader:

I was at a town hall meeting with tish james and heard from
the pres. of pratt that they have taken over the kentucky fried
chicken spot!!! It is going to be a 6 (or more) story building with
retail on the ground floor. The space is actually still owned by the
person that owned the KFC, but pratt worked some deal where they get
the land and the owner gets the building… Don’t quote me on that,
I’m super tired and I definitely didn’t give them enough
attention. : ) The other bit of gossip on this front is that the
owner wants some kind of pharmacy on the ground floor. Although I
really hate box store pharmacies, this is something that area does need.

More gossip…

The bodega on the corner of grand and clifton is interviewing chefs
for a brick oven pizza joint! I will probably be close to a year till
they open, but worth the wait.

Terri, of Choice fame, is on hold with the spot on greene bec. of
permit issues. They hope to open in the next few months.

The 6-story building sounds promising and not too tall. It IS amazing how much unused space exists on Myrtle (more on this later).

Posted in: gossip, grand, myrtle, pratt

10 Thoughts on “Gossip Roundup”

  1. Mr. Minerva on October 31, 2007 at 9:18 am said:

    First bit of gossip is old news – I thought you read B’Stoner:
    http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/09/development_wat_129.php

  2. bebklyn on October 31, 2007 at 10:16 am said:

    brick oven pizza on clifton and grand?!?! that’s such an exciting prospect. i think that could be successful in that location. hope they make it happen!

  3. Kizz on October 31, 2007 at 10:50 am said:

    But we’re getting a Walgreens on Clermont & Myrtle, do we really need 2?

  4. PolyGraf on October 31, 2007 at 11:25 am said:

    Wow, can’t imagine that I’ll be able to get a brick oven pizza , bootle of wine and something sweet all within a very short walk. Now if only fulton could get some of that myrtle progress(minus the walgreens).

  5. lookaround on October 31, 2007 at 11:49 am said:

    There already exists a brick oven place on Vanderbilt by Willoughby.

  6. PolyGraf on October 31, 2007 at 11:57 am said:

    Thank you lookaround however you missed my my point. “Short walk”- Vanderbilt. and Will. are 13 blocks away vs Clifton and Grand 2 blocks away.

  7. guest on October 31, 2007 at 3:36 pm said:

    Last I heard, the Grand brick oven place couldn’t figure out if they could install a chimney. Has that changed? Anybody know the scoop?

  8. Bree on November 1, 2007 at 12:02 am said:

    I passed by Mirrors on Grand off Lafayette and they looked like they were renovating.Anyone know what is going on with that place? Myrtle Ave is being developed so much quicker than Fulton St between Vanderbilt Ave and Classon.Wonder why? Just saw the signs plastered on the windows of the new Northfork Bank but anyone know what is going on across the street at 895 Fulton St? Gates are up and they are doing cleanout ? Any scoops on whats cooking in the space next to Il Torchio Restaurant on Myrtle Ave off Washington?

  9. Bobby Hansen on November 1, 2007 at 12:26 am said:

    I think this press release Pratt had on their website some weeks ago was about this

    http://www.pratt.edu/newsite/backgroundOpt/pr-comm/1189781042_Kresge14Sept07PR.doc

    (Microsoft Word .doc format)

    It appears the new building received a grant to be a green building, with minimal environmental impact. It looks like it should be at 524 Myrtle.

  10. name on July 27, 2008 at 4:00 pm said:

    hmmm…mb its true ,

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