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Rite Aid’s take over of Eckerd apparently made the chain’s owners decide that two RIte Aids within a block of each other were maybe a bit redundant, so the former Eckerd space at 9th Street and 5th Avenue is now up for grabs. (The Rite Aid at 10th Street and 5th Avenue is still going strong, though.) The 11,000-square-foot space (big!) will be leased for a 15-year term, according to broker Joel Karasik of NYC Realty, who says there’s been a far amount of interest from “national firms.” Karasik wouldn’t tell us anything else about what sort of user might take the space except that “it definitely won’t be a drug store.” What would you like to see here? GMAP


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  1. Hi 1:32, 12:27 here.

    Why would you think that I’m a hypocrite and/or a poseur?

    I have no problem with most of the suggestions/wishes for new retail here. Who would have thought fancy restaurants and boutiques could make it here? The mix on 5th ave makes it really unique and I love it.
    I just find it very close-minded that some don’t believe high-end retail could survive in this location.

    Don’t mean to assume, but it seems that some are making assumptions about the preferences of certain “demographics”. There are very few “poor people” in the Slope and even poor people like organic greens or a shiny new Macbook.

  2. There have been key parties in the Slope for quite some time–I heard that many transplants from Stuy Town started the fun. I was surprised to learn that most of these swappers are in their 30s. Is married life that dull so early on?

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