Interesting Unanswered Park Slope Development Mystery

Brownstoner poses another question about the nature of the development at the corner of 13th Street and Fifth Avenue in Park Slope where the Salvation Army Thrift Store once stood. At one point, word was that a Baby Gap was going in on the corner, at least as street level retail. (For reaction, see photo of the "No Baby Gap" graffiti to the right, originally posted at the Bag of Rocks blog.) Then, GL commenters noted that it wasn't going to be a Baby Gap and let loose with a great deal of anti-development and anti-gentrification sentiment about the changes rolling through the southern Park Slope reaches of Fifth Avenue.

The s attempt to elicit information has, thus far, garnered several interesting tidbits. For starters, it looks like the corner is destined to be home of a 7-story condo development, most likely with retail. (Identity of tenant: unknown.) Secondly, and just as interesting to GL, is the fact that there is a proposed 8-11 story building slated for the northeast corner of 15th Street and Fifth Avenue, which is currently the site of a 99 center store. This one belongs to Isaac Katan, a significant presence in Brooklyn development, who has built quite a bit in the South Slope and along Fourth Avenue and who is part of the group that purchased the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg that some preservationists have started a campaign to landmark. The rumor mill also reports that another building at 15th and Fifth has been sold.