With Century 21 reopening near World Trade Center, will Brooklyn be next?
The Gindi family, which owns the Century 21 Stores company, announced on Tuesday, May 17 that it will reopen a store next year in its former Downtown Manhattan location across from the World Trade Center.
The announcement of the department store’s return and rebranding leaves many Brooklynites wondering whether the chain will also reopen its “flagship store” in its former Bay Ridge home.
The spaces within the former Century 21 in Bay Ridge are currently unoccupied. The last update was reported in March, when demolition permits were filed with the city’s Department of Buildings for the adjacent retail buildings between 448 and 460 86th St.