![]() ![]() ![]() Inspired by the work of artist Jaume Plensa, the façade of the building is an homage to DUMBO, the artistic capital of New York City. The letters were carefully placed to blur any recognition alluding to the words DUMBO MARKET, at the same time coordinated to dematerialize the seams & joint lines between the subsequent panels. The façade is a field of laser cut blackened steel letters comprising of the tenant’s brand identity. The market takes place at the DUMBO Archway, under the Manhattan. Opened in 2019, Dumbo Market is full service grocery store, including a butcher, fishmonger, cheese shop, hot food & salad bar and a great beer selection. The Sunday Flea in DUMBO features 75 vendors of vintage, antique, handmade, and food, in a unique, historic neighborhood setting. Opened in 2019, Dumbo Market is full service grocery store, including a butcher, fishmonger, cheese shop, hot food & salad bar and a great beer selection. The 20 feet tall storefront panels in low-iron low-e glass showcase the animation of grab-n-go & café customer traffic on Front Street. Dumbo Ferry Market is a brand-new curated artisan marketplace for creatives, small businesses, and local shops located in the historic Fulton Ferry District. The flea market, which is part of the Brooklyn Flea, is one of the best flea markets in the US. Dumbo Market is a perfect example of the kind of unique stores that make up our diverse family of supermarkets. The higher grade provided a convenient service access from York Street and the lower grade on Front Street provides tall ceiling heights for the retail portion of the grocery store. When dencityworks was commissioned to design an adaptive reuse for the site, this steel & concrete structure was a massive ramped parking as wide as its original right of way.Īdaptation of this 18,000sft sloped slab into a food store presented some unique opportunities. Flint Street had a tremendous elevation change as it connected to the low-lying Front Street on the North and elevated York Street to the South. Old Flint Street in DUMBO was a serendipitous by-product of the BQE’s eminent domain in the 1950s and the one block street was a commercial parking lot for generations thereafter.
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