Kitchenware retailer Whisk (231 Bedford Ave.) is closing their Williamsburg location on April 30th after their landlord raised the rent by 44% to over $26,000 per month, Whisk posted on social media on Sunday.
Rent at their 231 Bedford Ave. space was originally $8,625 per month when the business opened on Bedford Ave. and N. 4 St. in 2008, the note explains.
Read the note Whisk posted on social media:
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The ivory terracotta gothic frontage of Whisk is one of the most beautiful on Bedford. It will be taken by a luxury national outfit.
Yeah. Well now you know how the lifelong residents who actually loved their homes, pre hipster and speculators feel.