Gap Opens Brooklyn Store at Atlantic Terminal

The 7,885-square-foot ground-floor location joins a retail complex expanding its national and local brand mix ahead of the holiday season.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Retail

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Gap opened a 7,885-square-foot store at Atlantic Terminal in Downtown Brooklyn on Nov. 4, ahead of the holiday shopping season. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Gap opened a 7,885-square-foot store on the ground floor of Atlantic Terminal at 625 Atlantic Ave. in Downtown Brooklyn on Nov. 4. The store opened ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Why it matters

The opening adds a national apparel retailer to a Brooklyn shopping complex that Madison International Realty is building out with national and local brands. It also places Gap alongside neighboring Atlantic Center tenants, which include Target, UNIQLO, Old Navy and Sephora.

The Gap store occupies approximately 7,885 square feet on the ground floor of Atlantic Terminal, a figure reported by the property rather than compared to other Gap locations. The extraction does not indicate sales targets or the store's expected revenue.

The players

Gap Inc.

Gap Inc. is a San Francisco-based apparel retailer that operates the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta brands.

Madison International Realty

Madison International Realty is a New York real estate firm that owns and manages the Atlantic Terminal complex in Downtown Brooklyn.

The details

Gap opened its store at Atlantic Terminal on Nov. 4, with the space located at 625 Atlantic Ave. Madison International Realty, which owns and manages the complex, said the opening is part of its effort to expand retail offerings with national and local brands.

Timeline

  1. 2025: Nike opened at the neighboring Atlantic Center.

  2. Nov. 4, 2026: Gap opened its Atlantic Terminal store.

Market Landscape

Gap's arrival follows Nike's 2025 opening at neighboring Atlantic Center, extending a pattern of national apparel brands being added to the Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center complex in Downtown Brooklyn. The shopping complex now pairs fashion tenants with discount and beauty retailers such as Target, Old Navy and Sephora.

For Brooklyn shoppers, the Gap store adds an apparel option inside Atlantic Terminal, which already connects to Atlantic Center's Target, UNIQLO, Old Navy and Sephora. Shoppers already visiting the complex can now browse Gap merchandise without leaving the area.

The takeaway

The Gap opening shows how multi-tenant retail complexes in New York City are filling vacant ground-floor space with national brands during the holiday season. Shoppers in the area can expect a wider mix of apparel and everyday retail at one location.

Further reading

For more on how the city's store openings and retail leases are shaping neighborhoods, see Retail coverage.

Source note: This article includes information reported by Brooklyn Paper.

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