New Lease on Life for Finger Building
Poor Finger Building: It’s been a rough few years, what with the Stop Work Orders, Scarano affiliation and, ultimately, foreclosure. The end of 2008, however, marked a turning point for the storied apartment tower. A month before the controversial decision by the BSA that cleared the way for the building to continue its climb to…
Poor Finger Building: It’s been a rough few years, what with the Stop Work Orders, Scarano affiliation and, ultimately, foreclosure. The end of 2008, however, marked a turning point for the storied apartment tower. A month before the controversial decision by the BSA that cleared the way for the building to continue its climb to 17 stories, the property was purchased from the bank by GFI, a multi-tentacled real estate company, for $8,000,000. (In addition to a large mortgage brokerage business, they are also developing 470 Vanderbilt Avenue.) While the build-out continues, the hunt is on for a retail tenant for the 20,000-square-foot space that’s just a hop, skip and skateboard trick away from the Bedford L. We’d be curious to hear what locals would like to see in that spot. Maybe something like Gourmet Garage? What do you think? GMAP P*Shark
And Tops is great. I don’t understand the Tops hate. Especially when coupled with the standard party line about how all corporate stuff is omg evul.
The thing about Barnes and Noble and Starbucks, unlike, say, Mamalu’s… is that they won’t close randomly due to an owner losing interest in the business. They may close due to corporate restructuring, but they still seem more secure.
And me, I’m selfish. Either would make a great place to hang out during the day with a kid. Trust me, if a Barnes & Noble opened in Williamsburg, your tots will be hanging out there too. If not with you, than with your Tibetan.
I don’t want it necessarily, but I smell a hotel.
It would be nice if the space was big enough for a small movie theater. Or maybe a small museum? Like an annex from the New Museum? Just thoughts.
Oh well, it will probably end up being turned into a different set of condos eventually.
the bank is still there on bedford. believe a bank is going in on metropolitan and marcy. agree that the other side of the BQE is different and a box store is supposed to go up in the new development next to kelloggs.
I aggree, but banks are not really in the greatest position right now to be opening up new locations…ya know
There is a bank, on bedford between N7 and N8, unless it closed.
What northside really needs is a freakin’ bank.
There’s that new grocery store on North 10th and Driggs that’s pretty decent. Better then Sunac anyways. I can’t see any big box stuff coming to the area anytime soon, except for that huge development over Kellogg’s they are planning to build.
no barnes and noble and no starbucks — nothing like that could get approved i bet. altho, a starbucks would make a fortune at that location.