Bird, the trendy, tres-chic boutique in the South Slope is closing its Seventh Avenue store and opening a much larger store on Grand Street in Williamsburg. If I am not mistaken, Jennifer Mankins, who owns the shop, is also opening a branch on Fifth Avenue.

On Brownstoner, Mankins is writing a weekly post about the renovation of her new 2000 square foot space in Williamsburg. Here’s an excerpt. There’s lots to read over there.

“A self-confessed fashion and real estate junkie, I am always plotting and planning new branches and outposts of the store – baby bird, green bird, bird dog, birdhouse, birdbath. My current stores, both located in typical 20’x40’ townhouses, are approximately 800 square feet, and I carry over 100 women’s designers. You can do the math. There just isn’t any extra space for adding new products. So I started thinking bigger. Instead of opening five separate small stores, why not put everything under one roof – a one-stop shop for the urban Brooklyn family?”