Supermarket development opportunity announced

Brooklyn, N.Y. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. has announced an opportunity to develop a neighborhood retail center anchored by a large-format supermarket.

The BNYDC is seeking proposals to develop a six-acre site known as Admiral’s Row, on the western edge of the Yard, in the midst of a densely populated part of the city that the company says is underserved by large-format supermarkets.

The request for proposals seeks developers interested in building the retail center that will include a large-format supermarket of no less than 40,000 sq. ft., as well as an additional 20,000 sq. ft. of neighborhood retail space.

According to the RFP, optimal development of the site also will include a minimum of 40,000 sq. ft. on an upper floor to accommodate light industrial uses and could include additional upper-floor commercial uses.

A pre-submittal meeting and site visit will be held for interested developers on Tuesday, Aug.11, 2009, and responses are due by Oct. 19. The RFP is available online at www.brooklynnavyyard.com.