Breaking Ground for a New Club in Brooklyn

Last week BJ's broke ground in Gravesend, Brooklyn- for a new club expected to open in 2013.  The ground breaking ceremony brought local politicians in for a photo-op.

Meanwhile, Moody's has downgraded BJ's Wholesale Club.

How's it been going at the stores this holiday season?

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Another BJ's Wholesale Club for Brooklyn???

Community Board 11 is reviewing the proposal but developer Joe Sitt, of Thor Equities has proposed to bring a BJ's Wholesale Club to Brooklyn's Shore Parkway.

Thor Equities Developer Joe Sitt is getting back to his retail roots and proposing construction of a new 214,000-square-foot shopping center at 1752 Shore Parkway.

The Amboy Bus Company is currently using the site to store its school buses.

Plans to construct space for a new BJ’s Wholesale Club and three other retail stores between 24th Avenue and Bay 37th Streetwill get a hearing at the Department of City Planning on October 29.

 You can check out Thor Equities site on the development of 1752 Shore Parkway here. Let us know what you think!

BJ's Briefs...an inked deal in Flushing, a lawsuit, and more...

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Here's some recent press BJ's has gotten in the past week:

BJ's Wholesale Club inks another lease in the NYC Metro area.

BJ's to take 170,000 sqft in Canarsie, Brooklyn.

An 89 year old widow is suing BJ's Wholesale Club in an age biased firing.

BJ's eyes are still on Pittsburgh.

Another BJ's to Brooklyn

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A release surfaced last week saying BJ's just inked a deal to anchor a new shopping center in Canarsie Brooklyn. The company continues to expand in a struggling economy and to areas which lack shopping options.