Red Hook is the land of the "coming soon" banner. Someday, that brick oven pizzeria will open, and "The Hook" will fulfill Thor Equities' "promise" of a retail nirvana on Beard Street (take your time, guys). For months, Red Hook residents (and Ikea & Fairway shoppers) were tantalized with the promise of a "Hellenic Rug Outlet" on Van Brunt near Bowne Street. Then one day, the banner vanished, leaving behind its distinctive orange and green brick box. Yet another dream eclipsed by the crumbling global economy?
Well, sorta. It looks like the Hellenic Rug company (whose headquarters are around the corner at 53 Richards) will not be able to fulfill our dreams of Flokati rugs for everyone. According to a Hellenic employee, "another rug company" will have the honor. He estimates the unnamed company will be open for business in two to three weeks.
Here are some pics of the crew on Friday afternoon. Note the racks in the background. And the nice Miami fan. Welcome, friendly rug merchants, who ever you are!
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Hellenic reincarnated. they are gone. this is the new company?
ReplyDeleteAccording to the person I spoke to at Hellenic, yes. They're still at their HQ on Richards, but for some reason couldn't pull off the outlet. Another rug store saw the transformation in progress and picked up the ball, apparently.
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