Retail Resurgence in North Heights Gateway
New Traffic To BBP, DUMBO Boosts Rents & New Investment
It’s the also-ran of Brooklyn Heights retail corridors, second best by a long stretch when compared to Montague Street.
Yet lower Henry Street is on the upswing these days – and restaurant owners and merchants can thank visitors to Brooklyn Bridge Park for their improving fortunes.
Surging interest in the glamorous waterfront park is drawing tourists and people from other neighborhoods onto the North Heights dining and shopping street. They come by subway or walk across the Brooklyn Bridge – and wind up picking up picnic provisions or having a nice nosh before or after their BBP visits.
“This is the beginning of increased popularity for Henry Street – and there is more to come,” predicted Timothy King, managing partner of CPEX Real Estate.