Myrtle Avenue New Constructions?

BrooklynJay wrote: That would suck.

On the contrary, I think more Pratt dorms would mean less Pratt students in the surrounding apartments, and the less Pratt students in the surrounding apartments means no more Pratt students running around on the roofs of the brownstones on Clinton Avenue, and no more students running around on my roof means no more leaky bathroom ceiling for me and no more people accidentally kicking our cable and phone hookups out of line.

I thought that the old Adami place was going to be a Bank of America.

Does anyone know what is going to be built in the spot that was Court St Office supply's warehouse? Its next to the Armory building on Vanderbilt.

Re: lot on Clermont/Vanderbilt.
New condos. Really nice. Two concave shaped buildings with an inner courtyard that has a large swimming pool.
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Agreed, I think it looks out of place and garish.

Yeah, that glassy building on Vanderbilt really seems like it will be out of place. Speaking of out of place, what is the building that is next to the SJU parking lot on Vanderbilt that looks like its covered in high quality tar paper? I thought it was going to be some sort of gallery or studio.

OK, the mists of my memory are clearing and I think I remember now: Brothers Hardware (which I loved) was taken over by the seafood place (which I also love) which moved from what is now the Subway (and was a great Italian place for about a minute. Gabriela's?).

Have things always changed this fast? In my small hometown upstate I remember that shops closed and reopened all the time when I was a kid, but here I guess that there is such a concentration of businesses, it seems like it has accelerated.

O.K.

1. The place that was Gabriela's (and I'm not sure that was the name....something with a C, maybe?) had a fire and is now the Subway's at Myrtle and Vanderbilt.

2. There's no businesses at Myrtle & Willoughby, only residences and a church.

3. The weird bldg. next to the SJU parking lot is apartments or condos or something. Very strange. 2 buttons on the buzzer board. Zero windows on the big giant side facing the parking lot. Windows on the front seem to be onto a staircase. I'd love to get a look in there. (If you live there, can I get a tour? PM me)

I'm obviously in the minority here. Don't think the new building on Vanderbilt/Clermont is obtrusive and oversized, especially when it's compared to the Armory next door.
FYI, I'm not the owner. Just will refrain next time from providing helpful information that someone requested since you're only reaction is to be sarcastic and snide.

chefsgirl06 wrote: Bank of America at the hardware spot? Really? I guess it's about time, Citibank's had a major stranglehold on that corner for ages. That hardware store was big and great to have around for so long. Bittersweet to see it disappear.

Any word on what's happening with the bodega space on Myrtle and Washington (across from Kum Kau)? The store was wrecked in a fire some time ago, I thought the owners would rebuild but maybe not...?

I don't think Adami is disappearing. My understanding is that they were moving into a smaller space across the street and then planned to expand to the property next door once that tenant's lease was up. I remember seeing them in the smaller space, but no idea whether the planned expansion is still on the table or not.

Nathan wrote: Some of the people who used to work for Adami bought out their Tru-Value franchise and did open up across the street. It's in two storefronts so far and I think he's waiting for a third to be available to expand into.

I've gone there a few times and found myself laughing at how many of the things they didn't have that I had gone there to buy. Not the shopping experience that Adami was.

I've been to the new Adami a few times since it opened. It seems like pretty much the same old place to me. But then again I'm never buying anything terribly specialized or out of the ordinary. usually just contractor bags and tiki torch fuel.

Anonymous wrote:
FYI, I'm not the owner. Just will refrain next time from providing helpful information that someone requested since you're only reaction is to be sarcastic and snide.

If you were genuinely trying to be helpful, then my apologies. However, this board tends to get people who "spam" by pretending to be a poster, and then just posting a link to another site and then disappearing. As Boygabriel said, actually taking the time to get a name would reassure many.