There has been a renewal of interests in Harlem's main retail corridor as of late, so what is going with the group of shuttered buildings at FDB/8th Avenue and the north side of 125th Street owned by Kimco? Check out the photo update after the jump for details on some action currently happening on the said Central Harlem site.
Blue plywood fences started going up around the buildings this week and a new prominent sign can be seen at the corner section of 301 West 125th Street (click to enlarge). A full demolition has been planned right now and it appears the 110-year-old, 4-story corner building along with the adjacent 2-story shops are all going down based on permits filed within the last couple of months. Interestingly enough, DOB paperwork also reveals that the forthcoming structure spanning the some half dozen parcels will only be 3 stories tall in total. As reported previously, the new retail building will approximately 60,000 square foot altogether and the developer only proceeded with this project because several big-box retailers have been interested in the site:
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So there's no significant net increase in square footage? What a waste of 125th St frontage. And can 125th St please be something more than a suburban shopping mall in the city?
ReplyDeleteAny word on which big-box retailers?
ReplyDeleteThe strip-malling of 125th Street. Soon to be indistinguishable from Fulton Street
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, I'd rather have a big box store than another 'doctor/dentist/chiropractor office' Medicare scam. I have seen these guys offering money for Medicare patients to have their teeth 'cleaned'.
ReplyDeleteMore retail. Yay.
ReplyDeletewell it rather depends on what kind of retail. More sneaker stores, leather jackets, Jimmy Jazz, Metro phones we don’t really need, do we? And you know that’s what’s it’s gonna be.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping otherwise SM. But yeah, that would be disappointing to say the least. Those places really depress me.
ReplyDeleteSorry to see the corner building go with its cornice and brick detailing, it sets the tone for the block in both direction, this corner building was however disfigured by the East facing large modern windows. I can at least hope for something modern and cheerful on this corner.
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