Real Estate
The Shoppes
BY ANGELA MATUA
AMATUA@QNS.COM
ANAstoria club that was shut
down after repeatedly violating
several city codes will
be transformed into a retail hub by its
new owners.
Transition Acquisitions purchased the
one-story property that used to house
Club Purlieu at 36-04 34th St. and is
looking to attract restaurants, coffee
shops and other “high-end” retailers,
according to Jeremy Scholder, senior
associate at CBRE, the company that
handles leasing.
Calling 36th Avenue Astoria’s “restaurant
row,” Scholder said he is in discussion
with “trendy restaurant tenants,
coffee purveyors and roasters, boutique
fitness type tenants and also some of
the trendier bar concepts as well.”
Dean Rosenzweig, senior vice president
of CBRE, said the owners are aware
of the history of the club and want “The
Shoppes at 36th” to bring in “something
that’s going to resonate with the community
in a much more positive way.”
The 6,800-square-foot space will
be subdivided into five or six shops
that range from 1,200 to 1,400 square
feet. Developers are also discussing
adding a second floor to the property
for community facility space in the form
of a daycare center or medical offices,
Scholder said.
Leasing has already begun and they
expect the construction to be open to
the public by summer 2018.
DNAinfo first reported the story.
The 6,800-square-foot
space will be subdivided
into five or six shops that
range from 1,200
to 1,400 square feet.
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