A beloved Brooklyn hardware store that became a neighborhood staple — featuring a pet pig and hosting weddings and art shows while peddling hammers — is closing, likely to make room for condos.
Crest Hardware & Urban Garden Center will become Williamsburg ’s latest victim of gentrification in August — 62 years after opening its doors on Metro politan Avenue between Lorimer Street and Union Avenue.
Franquinha and his relatives own the land that the shop sits on, and he said he wanted to continue to try to make a go of the family business but was ultimately “outvoted.” Father and son sometimes differed in business philosophy. When the younger Franquinha wanted to dedicate some of Crest’s space to a garden center, his father scoffed at the idea.
“We had a large artist demographic shopping here, and they wanted high-end spray paint, and they were willing to spend more money for better art materials.”“I loved Crest Hardware, not just because they were a local business, but because they had everything,” said Austin Moore, 39, a production sound mixer who lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.“The customer service was unbeatable; everyone who worked there knew their stuff.
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