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New Retail Leases

Downtown Brooklyn saw several new retail leasing announcements during the first quarter of 2023. Highlights include:

Food + Beverage

• Filthy Flats, a fast-casual restaurant specializing in open-faced sandwiches, opened at 32 Court Street. Just Salad will be coming soon to 58 Court Street

• Mochii, a dessert shop serving Japanese mochi ice cream, has opened in DeKalb Market Hall at City Point. On the horizon, Osteria Brooklyn and Punto Cubano, will open soon at DeKalb Market Hall.

• Jack’s Stir Brew will debut at 11 Hoyt, following up on Taim Mediterranean Kitchen that opened next door late last year.

• Along Fulton Mall, construction is underway for Raising Canes at 445 Fulton Street and Smashburger at 523 Fulton Street.

• Additional food and beverage establishments that have signed leases include: Daves Hot Chicken at 345 Adams Street, Mighty Quinn’s BBQ at 1 Boerum Place, Imani Grill at 21 Flatbush Avenue, DIG at 1 City Point and Quality Greens at 57 Willoughby Street.

Shopping + Services

• The Black Home, a Black-owned home décor boutique, has opened in the Prince Street passage at City Point, while veterinarian clinic GoodVets and One Medical will open in the coming months.

• Salons by JC, a luxury salon suite company, will open soon on the entire 2nd floor at 1 Boerum Place.

• PingPod, an automated 24/7 indoor table tennis space, opened at 620 Fulton Street in February. The Roller Wave, a Black-owned roller-skating rink opened as a pop-up at Atlantic Center in a former Office Max. Other indoor recreation uses coming soon include: Golfzon, an indoor virtual golf and lounge at 11 Hoyt Street, and Court16, a tennis and pickleball club, at City Point.

• Ambition Fitness opened at 57 Court Street. Other boutique fitness facilities coming soon to Downtown Brooklyn include: Barry’s Bootcamp at 200 Montague Street and [solidcore] at 11 Hoyt Street. Additionally, Chelsea Piers Fitness will open this summer at 595 Dean Street, followed by Life Time opening in 2024 at 18 Sixth Avenue and at 9 DeKalb Avenue.