Bargain Express has closed on East 14th Street

The months-long closing sale at Bargain Express has come to an end on East 14th Street. Ace photographer East Village Hawkeye was on the scene yesterday as the store, which lost its lease, closed for good here between Avenue A and Avenue B...

... and later...

And what's next? A still-unspecified new development that will eat up much of the block. As we previously reported, eight parcels consisting of 222 Avenue A and 504 - 530 E. 14th St. (not including No. 520) were leased for a 99-year period by the respective owner of East Village 14 LLC.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Conspiracies: What next for 14th Street and Avenue A?

Those ongoing rumors about the future of East 14th Street between Avenue A and B

Petland is moving away from East 14th Street, fueling more new development rumors