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Renderings Show New Look for Downtown Brooklyn Macy's

By Alexandra Leon | April 8, 2016 5:19pm | Updated on April 11, 2016 8:35am
 New renderings show renovations to the Downtown Brooklyn Macy's.
New renderings show renovations to the Downtown Brooklyn Macy's.
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FRCH Design Worldwide

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s is getting a makeover that blends both old and new styles, according to new renderings released Thursday.

In a salute to the past, the department store at 422 Fulton St. will now have a more streamlined floor design, new fluted columns and coffered ceilings on the first floor, according to Macy's.

Designers will also reuse the metal grill work from the Art Deco-inspired central hall elevators throughout the store.

The Fulton Street façade will be updated to restore its historic Art Deco reliefs and marble detailing. Each entrance will get updated arches, plus new canopies and awnings. 

The store's windows will be restored and those that have been sealed off along Fulton and Livingston streets will be reopened, letting natural light in.

 New renderings show renovations to the Downtown Brooklyn Macy's.
New renderings show renovations to the Downtown Brooklyn Macy's.
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FRCH Design Worldwide

But new additions like large video screens, upgraded bathrooms and redesigned fitting rooms will boost the 143-year-old store into the 21st Century.

The renovations will take shape over the next three years, with each year focusing on a different department. 

In 2016, the handbags and jewelry departments on the main floor will be remodeled. 

In 2017, customers can expect to see a newly expanded 18,000-square-foot cosmetics department, new central escalators and a relocation of women's shoes from the second floor. Work will also begin on several other departments from lower-level furniture and home to children's apparel on the fourth floor.

The $100 million renovations, designed by FRCH Design Worldwide, come months after the department store signed a $270 million deal with real estate firm Tishman Speyer, which will remodel the upper floors of the 11-story building into offices as part of the deal, according to Curbed NY.

The store will go down from 378,000 square feet of space to 278,000 square feet, Curbed reported. 

Construction will start in a few weeks and the store will remain open during the revamp.