The former Gulf Station/Dunkin Donuts at EP and Bedford (1550 Bedford)

whynot_31

1548, 1550 1552, 1554, 1556, 1558, 1560, 1562, 1564 Bedford Avenue

Photo: Loopnet

This property has been for a sale for a little while, and is rumored to have recently been sold. It might be torn down.

The property is zoned C8-2, so the new owners will have a hard time building residential.

Here are the listings for site: http://www.masseyknakal.com/listingimages/setup/pdf/1550_Bedford_Avenue_-_Setup.pdf

http://www.masseyknakal.com/listings/detail.aspx?lst=21477

ehgee

That's unfortunate. It's not like there's a massive housing shortage in this city or anything.

pragmaticguy

Forty years ago I worked for an auto parts store that delivered to that station. It was called Hilltop Esso at the time.

williamsburgnoise

The only Gas Station I could ever find in Williamsburg.

whynot_31

ehgee said:

That's unfortunate. It's not like there's a massive housing shortage in this city or anything.

This gas station is on the SW corner.

Meanwhile, the gas station/car wash on the NE corner of EP and Bedford is about to be up zoned.

So, in addition to the old theater being razed and built on, it would not surprise me if that gas station/car wash was soon developed.

whynot_31

In response to this post, Brownstoner did a little digging and has confirmed the site pictured above REMAINS for sale.

Apparently the realtors are pitching this site to potential buyers as a potential conversion site, meaning that a (in my opinion "Brave") investor could buy it with the hopes that zoning could be changed to allow residential at some point in the future.

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2013/05/big-lot-at-bedford-and-eastern-parkway-for-sale/#disqus_thread

pragmaticguy

Heard on 880AM this morning that some developer bought a parking garage on 1st ave in midtown Manhattan for 60 (sixty) million just so it could be knocked down and a residential tower could be put up. Seems like housing is the way to go no matter what borough you're in. And to absorb that kind of outlay no doubt the cheap apartments will be going for more than one million.

whynot_31

As of mid August, this site seems to have not yet been sold:

http://www.masseyknakal.com/listings/detail.aspx?lst=21477

dmiami

No longer for sale.... Don't know who/what etc.

dmiami

This place, as well as the gas station on the corner of Bedford and Empire, is boarded up and permits to remove the tanks and canopy’s are pending. Both are owned by Conoco Phillips. I don't think the lot was actually sold.

whynot_31

As a result of your post, I walked by there last night.

Yes, it definitely seems they are making this lot into "something else". Given it's zoning and excellent location, it would not surprise me if we ended up with a health care facility.

...with maybe a bank and a drug store on the first floor.

dmiami

Permits were approved to start removing the gas tanks at Empire and Bedford. It's safe to assume that this will no longer be a gas station.

I hope it won't become more mini storage.

whynot_31

Because both sites had/have the same owners, I do wonder if we will have a new use that is the same for each.

whynot_31

Photos taken by Daniel Ivy

UnionBedford

Any update on this site? I live directly across from it and they have begun demolition on the site. Its loud.I see that the permits were just for commercial canopy and gas tank demolition/ removal. Does someone know what this property is to become?

whynot_31

It is zoned commerical, but beyond that I don't know.They may simply be "clearing and cleaning" the site at this time.....then, they will advertise the site as ready to be built upon to a new buyer. Given its proximity to the soon-to-be-repurposed armory, this site could have a lot of uses.

whynot_31

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whynot_31

Broker Michael Amirkhanian said the lot is under contract for sale, but he could not disclose details about the buyer or the space's future use. City property records did not show the sale as of Wednesday."It's under contract," Amirkhanian said. "There's nothing we can report at this time."

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140122/crown-heights/middle-eastern-eatery-closes-gulf-gas-station-razed-crown-heights

Thanks Sonja!

dmiami2

Over heard someone saying this site is going to be a Marriott. I can't find any evidence to support or refute that.

whynot_31

Zoned commercial and having 38,400 buildable sq ft, the site might be able to host a small, Express-style hotel.

http://www.masseyknakal.com/listingimages/setup/pdf/1550_Bedford_Avenue_-_Setup.pdf

whynot_31

From a reliable source, I have also heard that this site will become a Marriot.

Five or six stories.

Marriots are independently owned, and this location was purchased by a buyer who owns a few other locations, and intends to build one here. Note, there are several brands and grades of "Marriots"

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whynot_31

If you look thru the windows in the construction fence, you can see the big hole where the gas tank used to be.

The gas station still remains. 

This development is one of several in western Crown Heights that I am watching closely. Here are the others: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/37490/the-big-6-developments-in-western-ch-in-2013-the-big-11-developments-in-2014#Item_29

mugofmead111

From a reliable source, I have also heard that this site will become a Marriot.Five or six stories. Marriots are independently owned, and this location was purchased by a buyer who owns a few other locations, and intends to build one here.

That's an interesting place to put a hotel. Then again, if a hotel can be built on Utica Avenue, why not there?

whynot_31

Friends of mine have been craving a nearby, not luxurious, hotel as a place to put their parents when they visit.

If this plan comes to fruition, I think the owners will do well.

mugofmead111

Let's just hope that the hotel doesn't fall victim to a bedbug problem. 

dmiami2

This property and the gas station on Bedford and Empire are owned by the same company.   They are removing the underground gas tanks at both locations....same crew at both locations.    Since i doubt Marriott is building on both sites i would assume a transaction has taken place yet.   

Marriott has a lot of flavors of hotels, i figure this one would be a Courtyard or Residence Inn. 

This lot (EP and Bedford) has got to be more valuable, even though we don't know what the armory will be yet.  

Who knows, perhaps a hotel is not so certain   

mugofmead111

This lot (EP and Bedford) has got to be more valuable, even though we don't know what the armory will be yet.  

I would agree as it is just one block away from a subway station (Franklin Avenue) and closer to the developments on Franklin Avenue. If one were to walk a couple of blocks more and one woulod arrive at the Brooklyn Museum and one block more at the Botanic Garden.

whynot_31

This hotel would be one of many slated to open in Brooklyn over the next several years

http://commercialobserver.com/2014/02/brooklyn-expands-hotel-pipeline/

whynot_31

It will get some competition from this mid rise hotel in the works on Atlantic, near Nostrand: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/43877/a-hotel-for-atlantic-and-bedford-on-the-bed-stuy-side-of-atlantic#Item_2

whynot_31

Today I learned that while the gas station and $1.99 combos are history, one important artifact remains: The $1.99 sign.

Here it is with my dog:

whynot_31

While the gas tanks and awning have been removed, the convenience store building remains.

Also, the signs on the construction plywood indicate the owner is Cumberland Farms, a convenience store chain:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Farms

This makes me wonder whether my source that said "Marriott Hotel franchise" is correct.

Also, the site is only zoned for 38k buildable sf.

I'm now leaning toward the site becoming a convenience store with gas tanks in a different location than the prior one.

If they don't tear down the building soon, this seems likely.