Flatbush, NY – The curious case of Pomegranate, the enormous new supermarket currently in its final stages of construction in Flatbush/Midwood. The food store takes the place of a kosher bakery, another store, and an auto repair shop. Giant pomegranates loom over Coney Island Avenue and Avenue L. The picture here belies the sheer size of the place.
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A sneak peek (through the plywood around the property) reveals that shelving and refrigerators are set in place; paper signs denote the eventual shelving space of caramel popcorn and chips. Pomegranate will be a strictly kosher.
This is wonderful. It definitely will add commercial value to the the area as well as practical value to the residents.
Its not so wonderful, Chaim Berlin will probably Asur anyone from going in there!
Does anyone know when it is supposed to open?
There goes more parking
is it going to be really hard to find parking?
And what about the big lot under development across from pomegranate
The corner area (old tire store) will be parking lot.
That corner lot has room for maybe 20-25 cars. If that’s all the customers they are expecting they won’t last long….
BTW what are they building across the avenue there?
I’m certainly willing to pay a premium to shop at a decent grocery store that has a parking lot.
probably condos across the street
There goes the story about people not affording food- what do you think they opened the store for people who can’t afford to eat + or they opened it for people who can afford to eat?
I heard each of the shopping cart will be equipped with GPS allowing you to look for specific items. Hope there isn’t a mark-up on prices to compensate.
The parking lot is going to have space for 250 cars to park. Across the street they r building a huge Shopping Mall.
sopposly the store put in 13 mill to redo it. The owner is a satmar guy and he owns anthor store in gerat neck.
they cant do anything yet with the property accross the street as it is polluted from the gas station that used ti be there
anon 7:02 you are right they are building a huge parking lot witha few stories high. It is about tim ewe will have some decent shopping. hopefully with some more competition stores will charge us less money on all the items they are ripping us off on now!!!! maybe more competition will force all the stores in the neighborhood to teach their workers and cashiers to act nicer to the shoppers….I cant wait!!!!
Pomegranate Giant Kosher Supermarket will have a parking lot
Will they take coupons and CHesed dollars?
only in frum brooklyn would someone assume (and probably rightfully) that a chareidi school would assur its students from shopping in a GROCERY STORE!!! We’ve become fanatics.
There is no multi-level parking lot on site. There is a street level parking for maximium 25 cars. Beats me where people will be able to park, unless only 25 customers will use this large store at any one time!!
Competition is great but such a large extrvagant store. I am all for quality and choice but this is a little extravagant, and on the highest priced real estate!!
And Friedman 4.32pm – why should Chaim Berlin assur the store? It will possibly make things cheaper for the oilam! Do you also think its too extravagant and CB will assur it?
People cant affird food and we are building an extravagance ….
is the store edibale also?? 🙂
Devorah, if the owner had brains to build such a supermarket I’m sure he has the brains to build a parking lot. Just leave it up to him….
Will it beat shoppers haven?
I can’t imagine that with all the money poured into this place that the prices will resemble anything reasonable. Moisha’s will definitely remain the lowest in prices in the area. Also, Paperific sells just about everything and put Kosher Discount out of business at this very location just recently!
will be a 30 car parking lot
better then nothing
cant wait it should open
thats waht i heard i sure hope so brooklyn deserves it
The store will be expensive. They are not going after the Moishe’s customers, but it will have everything you need- and parking. There are plenty of people that don’t mind paying for the convenience.
Have you guys seen landaus in boro park lately? it’s empty… we don’t need another expensive store with the economy so bad…
give a year, then the kollel store will take it over
frum jews with large families are always penny pinching.. I hate to brake the news to you Mr. Pomegranate , but your store will probably never turn a profit . In my eyes it’s a big joke!
My post was the first. And I knew that it would be followed by moronic posts about how terrible this is, how terrific this is, how klal yisroel is falling aprt because a supermarket is opening in a frum area. Come on people, how about a little fargin yenem and you’ll also have.
with the GPS shopping carts & all kinds of interesting food items, it will be a good place to take the kids on a chol hamoed outing. the food version of FAO Schwartz…
Anonymous Says:
sopposly the store put in 13 mill to redo it. The owner is a satmar guy and he owns anthor store in gerat neck.
06-11-2008 – 7:05 PM
He owns Everfresh Supermarket in Great Neck. I live in Great Neck and its funny- he has to have an Israeli flag in the window to kiss up to his zionist customers, and if anyone asks where hes from he has to tell them hes a bobover from boro park because if his zionist customers find out hes satmar they probably would never shop there.
on a second note Everfresh is so completely stocked. they have every kosher product from every company and a lot of hard to find items–pomegranate is probably also going to be like that
no comments on the wonderful exterior design of the building? (Yuck!)
to yidman:
You probably have no idea about anything when it comes to design. As a Designer I will say that they did a magnificent job on the exterior. What were you expecting for a supermarket? corbells and draperies? The building looks very modern and up-to-date.
The comment about Chaim Berlin assering is because they assered the pizza store across the street and the sheitel store across the street becuase it showed ohotos of attractive women wearing shaitels!! They also tried to take Yeshiva D”Voretzky to a dint torah for buying/leasing the corner lot on Ave L when they had their eye on it. ALso, they forced BarMuda to change their name, move the bar to the 3rd floor and other nonsense. Bottom line, they are sticking thier nose into everyone elses business in a very threatening and aggressive manner. So imagine, if there is take out food in Pomegrante for Yeshiva boy lunch and he can meet girls there or attractive women wearing nice clothes and shaitels or if they sell wine and liquor? CB will asser it!! Crazy moonies.
A mixed use hotel office space and wedding hall building is going up accross the street. Interesting to see how many people will pay the prices for the conveinence of parking and nice and clean store.
do not give them any ideas
HAY YIDMAN 10:45am: I love this design!! .. I just love the over-sized lettering and the large- than-life pomegranate picture!.. ..they got this one right!!
ITS A CHUTZPAH FOR ONE RELIGIOUS JEW TO HAVE TAKEN AWAY PARNASSA FROM ANOTHER JEW AND TO HAVE CAUSED THEM FINANCIAL LOSS. I WOULD NOT GO INTO THAT STORE NOR WOULD I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PATRONIZE THAT STORE. THE PREVIOUS TIRE SHOP WAS A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY AND WAS AT THAT LOCATION FOR OVER 22 YEARS. SEND THESE PEOPLE BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
To “CAPS” ANON 3:20 : what kind of pillar was the Irving tire shop exactly?! hmmmmmmm .. I’m thinking perhaps the window pillar to my Toyota Camry!…..
To anon 3 :20 am I never heard such an absurd statement!!! They payed off irving tire and irvibg moved to where the old kosher gym used to be!!! what type of pillar is a tire shop?? and whoever is complaining about this guy spending 13 million on it…. it is his money not yours so go get a job and get over it I am sick of everyone ion our community that “knows” better than the nxt of what is good for them take care of yourself and your family you dont want to shop there dont…get an oil change……
Anon 3:20
What kind of lies are you spreading about CB assuring the pizza shop?
I happen to know a little insides of the store (I had a job done there)1) the parking lot should fit at least 40 cars, which is much better then nothing, 2)the store is being upscaled with the most up to date stuff & it will be a paradise shopping experience, 3)the most important thing is, that the owner is just such a wonderful & good hearted guy, and I guess that in the same way he would lead the whole atmosphere of the store, anyway I wish him good luck, & may he make lots of money & continue doing good things
please note that irving auto repair was forced to relocate to 1800 coney island avenue between avenue n and avenue o.the parking lot is only zoned for 27 cars legally.dont let there be 1 car over 27 or the city will be up your _ _ _ . the owner is not such a nice guy. hes a chasid who doesnt give a dam or about his fellow jew or neighbor.
I can’t wait for it to open. We need a good supermarket in the area. And as for parking, I’m sure that many people, such as I do, will walk there with their shopping carts.
I am not Jewish but live two blocks and will definitely shop there. It looks clean and bright and it is close by so I don’t need a parking lot.
Does anyone know if there will be organic kosher offerings? That’s something that’s sadly missing in this neighborhood.