Plan on 'Target' for 225th St. store.The DOB DOB abbr. date of birth DOB abbreviation for date of birth; used in medical records. DOB Date of birth has approved the zoning for big box retailer Target to construct a 74,000 SF store on West 225th street in Manhattan Manhattan, indigenous people of North America Manhattan (mănhăt`ən), indigenous people of North America of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). . The DOB gave Target a "variety store" designation rather than "department store" designation. Were Target deemed the latter, it would not have been able to build in an area zoned for manufacturing. Crain's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Business reported last week that this was, in the words of a DOB official, a "major hurdle HURDLE, Eng. law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution. " for Target. Still, the DOB must sign off on the site and building plans. Crain's reported that there can only be 10,000 SF of retail in an area zoned for manufacturing. Yet the building's "cellar cellar Portion of a building beneath ground level, used for utilitarian and storage purposes. It is often called a basement, especially when constructed as part of a foundation. A cellar used for food storage (e.g. "--over half of which must be below ground--isn't counted towards that maximum. The average Target store is roughly 126,000 SF This location would also include over 670 parking spaces. Target now has two stores in Queens and one in Brooklyn. As reported in Crain's a Target spokesman said that the firm "would neither confirm nor announce anything at all until all of the paperwork is signed." "Target's multi-level store in Queens is apparently doing very well, and they are pleased with it," said Robin Abrams, executive vice president of Lansco's retail services group. Abrams believes that a Target in upper Manhattan Upper Manhattan denotes the more northerly region of the New York City Borough of Manhattan. Its southern boundary may be defined anywhere between 59th Street and 155th Street. will do quite well since many of the outer boroughs are "under-stored." "It's also very difficult for Big Box users to locate their stores in Manhattan, so this location seems like a good idea," she said. |
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