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Buybuy Baby Will Open on Broadway At Base of Hotel

September 6, 2019 | 4:37 PM
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The retail space when it was under construction in 2017.

Buybuy Baby, the baby and children’s store owned by Bed Bath & Beyond, will open on the ground floor of the Hotel Belleclaire at 2175 Broadway near 77th Street, according to Crain’s.

The hotel underwent a major renovation, which displaced multiple businesses that had been located at street level, including Big Nick’s Burger and Pizza Joint, the classic restaurant that closed in 2013, and the news store and bra shops next to it. “Buybuy Baby will have 6,645 square feet on the ground floor and about 3,000 square feet of basement space,” Crain’s reported.

“It’s a one of the more successful divisions of Bed Bath & Beyond and they felt it would be a good thing to have a presence on the Upper West Side, which has a strong stroller population,” said Gary Trock, a leasing broker at CBRE told Crain’s.

Buybuy Baby and its parent brand are known for their generous coupons, among other things.

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Wijmlet
Wijmlet
5 years ago

There goes the nabe, again

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GSNYC
GSNYC
5 years ago

BuyBuy neighborhood

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Deri Reed
Deri Reed
5 years ago

Not to mention displacing Westside Market. Ugh.

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Sue
Sue
5 years ago
Reply to  Deri Reed

I second that Ugh!

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Smj
Smj
5 years ago
Reply to  Sue

I really miss Westside Market too! I prefer to see any business in place of an empty storefront but was hoping for a return of WSM.

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Carlos
Carlos
5 years ago

I know many will complain but this is a good addition to the neighborhood. I’m just not clear on why this specific space – it does not seem appropriate for this type of store.

I’m sorry that Big Nick’s was sacrificed for this but I’m glad there will be something there and that it will be a store that will benefit many neighborhood residents. My children are older now but I used to frequently schlep downtown to their Chelsea location.

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Jean Luke
Jean Luke
5 years ago

BB Baby will be an eyesore on Bway. Its a shame they did a nice renovation of the Hotel and then put in a tenant in who usually installs cheap fixtures and bad lighting for their retail stores. Also it turns Bway into a Mall atmosphere with that store.

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B.B.
B.B.
5 years ago
Reply to  Jean Luke

There’s no pleasing some people. They complain about vacant retail storefronts, then turn around and moan when something opens.

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West88
West88
5 years ago
Reply to  Jean Luke

An eyesore?????? Seriously. People complain when there are empty store fronts. Or a bank. Now complaints about an affordable baby store that doesn’t change $50 for a couture onesie.

Face it Jean Luke, you just like to complain. But so it goes.

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Jean Luke
Jean Luke
5 years ago
Reply to  West88

No I don’t like to complain. I was actually in favor of all the new buildings going up that everyone is complaining about. I think they look great and are good for the neighborhood. And I never complained about the empty storefronts either. It’s just having the wrong tenants in retail can actually have an effect on the desirability and streetscape of a neighborhood.

Retail Mall type tenants can have a harmful effect on many neighborhoods as it ruins what makes the area special in the first place. Sounds like you would enjoy living in Paramus NJ which is filled with Malls.

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jezbel
jezbel
5 years ago

I just miss the West Side Market so much. That was something that was needed above 75th Street and so convenient. And the prices were better than Fairway.
I can’t see BuyBuy Baby lasting for more than a couple years.

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J
J
5 years ago

This will be convenient for many – but there are significant overall negatives for the neighborhood:

No surprise sadly but this continues the expansion of big chain/mall stores, and especially beyond “big commercial” areas like 72, 79 etc and like a tsunami, destroys smaller stores. Chains pay higher rents which will impact on other commercial.

Likely to wipe out Albee’s baby store on Amsterdam.

If delivery trucks will be unloading on Broadway, will contribute to traffic congestion, including slowing M104 bus. (The hotel moved its entrance from the side street to Broadway which has impacted Broadway traffic)

In its refusal to continue West Side Market’s lease, the hotel was clear in its intentions.

Worth noting that there are a number of malls (big one in Columbus Ohio) designed as fake city streets.

Manhattan continues in its transformation into a mall and playground for suburban transplants, the super-wealthy and tourists..

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dc
dc
5 years ago
Reply to  J

As a “suburban transplant” myself, I resemble that remark.

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Glass-Half-Full
Glass-Half-Full
5 years ago
Reply to  J

Re: “…a mall and playground for suburban transplants, the super-wealthy and tourists.”

And they WILL shop-and-dine here, supporting the local economy (restaurants, small stores, etc.) thus keeping these marginal businesses in business.

And how’s that bad?

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UwsPissed
UwsPissed
5 years ago

Just awful. You want restaurants and food near a hotel, not diapers. Ugh

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Zanarkand
Zanarkand
5 years ago
Reply to  UwsPissed

I doubt the UWS including this area where the hotel is located is short on restaurants… What the UWS is short on is a store for new parents and soon to be parents to buy baby items. There is only Albee Baby and that store is somewhat disorganized having grown out of the space it’s in.

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Artgal
Artgal
5 years ago

I rather have westside market back.

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Kristi
Kristi
5 years ago

UGH. As a resident of 77th St, this makes me so sad! Broadway cannot catch a break. Was so hoping something would go here that the neighborhood actually WANTS and needs. This belongs up on the suburban mall at 100th and Columbus. At least keep all the trash stores consolidated!

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MeInWhySee
MeInWhySee
5 years ago

Is this the “ideal” new tenant? Maybe not but what would be? Albee is up in the 90s, which is not always convenient for a quick jaunt to grab a swaddle blanket or pacifier or whatever baby thing a parent may need if you live in Lincoln Square and are pushing a stroller. With the closures of Planet Kids @ Amsterdam/60s and Giggle @ Amsterdam/70s, there’s not been a non-hyper-specific baby store offering a good range of items for south UWS parents in years. High-end infant couture shops have their place, but when you’re looking for a new sippy cup or some magical contraption that holds some small promise of helping your baby sleep, you need a BBB-type store. And anyway, at least it’s not a drugstore or bank.

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David Morris
David Morris
5 years ago

Three independent stores replaced by a mall store. Another sign of the demise of the UWS.

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jeb123
jeb123
5 years ago

You people realize that big box retailers are the only ones who can afford the rent in nyc right???

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wombatNYC
wombatNYC
5 years ago

BBB should have taken over the old EMS store space. That location seems more approriate.

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Stacey
Stacey
5 years ago

All some people do is complain because they are never satisfied. This is welcome news as it adds new jobs to the economy and is a big convenience for families. I will still continue to support Albee Baby on 93rd/Ansterdam but this is great news.

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Miranda Smith
Miranda Smith
5 years ago

SUPERMARKET PLEASE!!

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