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Modell's to Open New Brooklyn Store in Landmarked Eastern Parkway Bank

 The new Modell's will be located at 1117 Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in the former East New York Savings Bank.
The new Modell's will be located at 1117 Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in the former East New York Savings Bank.
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DNAinfo/Rachel Holliday Smith

CROWN HEIGHTS — Sports chain Modell’s is planning a move to the neighborhood this month with the opening of a new store in a landmarked Eastern Parkway former bank building, the company said.

Modell’s will open at 1117 Eastern Parkway on Thursday next week, a company spokesman said, bringing the sports equipment shop to the historic East New York Savings Bank at the corner of Utica Avenue in Crown Heights.

The large sandstone bank, built in 1928, was recently landmarked by the city. It once served as the second location for the East New York banking company; in recent years, it was used as a branch of Banco Popular.

Signs for the new Modell’s store are already up at the site. Modell’s will hold a grand opening for the new store on Aug. 25 with special deals, giveaways and athlete appearances, the company said.

News of the new location was first reported by Brownstoner.