Kapri Jewelry: Another Long Time Neighborhood Business Forced To Close Because Of High Rents

Kapri Jewelry at 198 Court Street in Cobble Hill just recently closed its doors and the storefront is now for rent..  A sign on the door indicates that the closure was a result of "'excessive rent."
Granted,  Kapri certainly did not carry fine pieces of jewelry, but if you needed a gold chain repaired or a new battery for your watch, this was the place to go.
Luckily, the owner promises to continue offering repair services to the community as soon as he finds a new location.  In the meantime, he can be contacted at the number on the flyer above.

Meanwhile, North Star Real Estate Group  has listed the storefront for $5,000 a month.

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Sadly, No More "Nectar" On Court Street

'Nectar' at 198 Court Street and below, Tropic, which opened directly across the street in January

Sad neighborhood news. Nectar, the tiny sandwich shop and juice bar at 198 Court Street between Congress and Warren, has closed its doors just over a week ago. The interior of the store has been totally stripped and the signage removed. For many in the neighborhood, Nectar was favorite food option because of its reasonable prices, super fresh food, besides being very kid-friendly.
(Did you ever try their Sweet potato avocado sandwich)

When the much larger "Tropic" Juice Bar and Grill opened at 205 Court Street, directly across the street at the end of January of this year, many readers pledged that they would continue to give their business to Nectar.
No word yet on the reason for Nectar's demise, but the proximity of a second juice bar can't have helped business.

Will you miss Nectar?

****UPDATE****

A reader just posted the following comment:
"Nectar has not closed. Just moved down the block into the Strong Place space at Court St./Douglass (same owners). It'll be Nectar during the day and Strong Place in the evenings.
The current landlord at the old Nectar space refused to allow them to put messaging up announcing the news. So please support them in their new space."

If that is the case, we not only should support them, but let others know so that they may continue to stay in business in the neighborhood.



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