J. Crew Latest Retailer to Move In

A cluster of post-Civil-War coffee warehouses stars in gazillions of selfies snapped in Brooklyn Bridge Park. When visitors take photos from the DUMBO park’s pebble-strewn beach, the Empire Stores complex is often part of the backdrop along with the iconic Brooklyn Bridge. The coffee-warehouse complex is also an imposing sight from other vantage points in Brooklyn Bridge Park like the walkway outside Jane’s Carousel. The eye-catching cluster of landmarked brick warehouses was constructed between 1869 and 1885.  It’s now a thriving office, retail and restaurant complex thanks to a makeover by a joint venture headed by Midtown Equities. In 2013, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Board of Directors gave the joint venture the go-head to ground-lease Empire Stores for a 96-year term. Read full story here

As summer approaches, Brooklyn Bridge Park visitors will notice 15-year-old girls dressed up for quinceanera birthday celebrations and brides posing in front of recently spiffed-up Empire Stores.