Tuesday, April 19, 2011

You'll never guess what's taking the retail space at 123 Third Avenue!

Woo! Oh, and much of the sidewalk shed is down here now too on the corner of 14th Street and Third Avenue...



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9 comments:

  1. LisaApril 19, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Now there's a happy surprise, and a much-needed, valuable addition to the neighborhood too, I might add.

    Christ; the paucity of imagination in this ever-increasing generic nightmare that used to be New York City is appaling. The Big Apple? More like The Big Bland.

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  2. T.E.V.B.April 19, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH.

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  3. Ken from Ken's KitchenApril 19, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Plenty of bank-ing
    Comin' my way
    Zippety-doo-dah
    Zippety-ay!

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  4. AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    The thing that always amazes me about this horror, is (if not the quantity) the size of these places. I have seen some bank branches taking up, like, a full 1/2 block space! 7000 sq feet with a couple ATMs and twenty empty desks. (oh yeah) and a bank of 20 teller windows with 2 tellers sitting behind it.

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  5. VH McKenzieApril 19, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    This begs the question -- who the hell has money to put into these damn banks??? How do they afford the rent? Oh yeah, those $4 transaction fees for using their ATMs.

    Frankly, I'd rather have a noisy bar.

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  6. Crazy EddieApril 19, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Your tax dollars at work.

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  7. blue glassApril 19, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    another store we don't have enough of. like pizza, noodles, cvs, duane reade - the list goes on.

    the bank tug of war over who has the most storefronts is why the fees are so high.
    is this better than a bar?

    why can't the government "rescue" some of the family stores that have been here for generations and can't pay the new rents?

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  8. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    While for the neighborhood I would prefer to see something other than another generic bland bank office, I understand the rationale from the developers and eventual owners of the condos.
    On the ground floor of my building I'm happy to have a clean, quiet bank with deep pockets able to pay the rent on a regular basis through the life of the lease as opposed to say a food or drink or restaurant establishment that would likely create odors, noise, smelly garbage with the added risk of not being able to make it as a business.
    Yes its generic and boring but it makes more financial sense for the residents of the building.

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  9. glammaApril 20, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    plenty of places to get cash but soon there will be nowhere to spend it.
    new bank city
    lower bank side
    bank village?

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