After Ikea's Success, Red Hook Gets BJ's

Rumors of another big box department store following Ikea's footsteps into Red Hook have been all but confirmed by the Brooklyn Paper, which is reporting that BJ’s Wholesale Club is "on the verge of announcing plans to move into the former site of the Revere Sugar factory." That would put the members-only retailer just down the street from Ikea and bring Red Hook residents closer to fulfilling their dream of living in a world class shopping plaza. “Will there be more? Yes. It’s inevitable,” Landon McGaw, director of sales for Massey Knakal Realty Services, told the paper. And if the project is approved after a public review process, it would be the second BJ's for Brooklyn!

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By John Del Signore in News on August 28, 2008 2:12 PM

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babyhitler

I can tell when it's a John Del Signore post just by the titles now.

JMH

"“Will there be more? Yes. It’s inevitable,” Landon McGaw, director of sales for Massey Knakal Realty Services, told the paper."

It's inevitable because douchebags like you care more about boosting your commission than anything else.

allthewine

Everyone is saying BJ. Total buzzcronym.

takethecanoli

Did someone say BJ?

Wza

Ahh BJ's! The world needs more BJ's!

So um...yeh..anyway..they plan on building a BJ's in Bensonhurst along the Belt Pkwy.

allthewine

I'd like to get a BJ in Astoria. I've been there for a year now, and still no BJ.

sofabait

There used to be lots of BJs on that site- except it was between the longshoremen and the working girls.

csk

the residents of red hook are against ikea. someone threw a rock at our car while we were departing the neighborhood. your area will be the same pos if you act like that.