Finally, a tenant for major corner space at 38 Sixth Avenue, at southeast corner of arena block: Heart of Chelsea Veterinary Hospital

Photos: Norman Oder

Well after the corner retail space at 38 Sixth Avenue along Dean Street was vacated by construction crews working on nearby towers, that space has been leased to the Heart of Chelsea Veterinary Group, which currently has locations in Chelsea, the Lower East Side, Hell's Kitchen, and Park Slope.

Signage went up in the past week week after workers were observed prepping the interior.

A few years ago, the retail broker Ripco advertised 3,533 square feet for RETAIL/RESTAURANT (marketing brochure, bottom), omitting the L-shaped space at the corner.

More recently, in the other marketing brochure (also below), it pitched 3,393 square feet for retail, restaurant, fitness, or medical use, as a discrete L-shape, but omitting a segment closest to the Barclays Center loading dock.

The signage for Heart of Chelsea wraps all the way around the building, as shown at right, so it's not clear if they're leasing even more space, or if there's some internal space omitted.

Past leases

While 38 Sixth opened to residential tenants in 2017, its medical/retail tenant, NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group, in late 2018. 

The Wonderforest Nature Preschool opened in September 2021.

Note that the building, along with the similarly "100% affordable" 535 Carlton Avenue, was acquired in Spring 2022 from original developer Greenland Forest City Partners by Avanath Capital Management.. 

From the marketing brochure

I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that, as shown in the excerpt below, Ripco has a rather sanguine view of the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park buildout.

It predicts apartments not only on the six railyard sites (which I highlighted with rectangles), which is iffy.

It also predicts apartments along Dean Street east of B15 (662 Pacific Street up to Carlton Avenue (which I highlighted with an oval). Needless to say, that area is not part of the project site.