Thursday, March 28, 2013

Avenue A 7-Eleven construction update



On the topic of the incoming 7-Eleven on Avenue A and East 11th Street ... we haven't looked at its progress in ... three whole weeks! (The last update was here.) As you can see, workers have removed the shanty-like plywood roof...

Flashback!



We are also curious about what kind of 7-Eleven signage will represent the store here. Not entirely sure, but we did spot this on the DOB website, in the standard ALL-CAP DOBese...

ERECT NON-ILLUMINATED NON-ADVERTISING AWNING ON WALL. 12 SQ FT COPY TO READ STRIPE 7-ELEVEN STRIPE. NOT WITHIN VIEW OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PARK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

As for the end of renovations/construction, the sign on the plywood points to a July 31 end date...



In other 7-Eleven news, BoweryBoogie has an update on the franchise opening on Grand Street here.
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8 comments:

  1. DrGeckoMarch 28, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    ¡¡Whoa!!

    ¡¡Did you get a bulk discount for arrows?!!

    ¡¡I did for exclamation points!!

    ¡¡But some of them are upside down, I suspect for use in the southern hemisphere!!

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  2. EV GrieveMarch 28, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    @ DrGecko

    I got an end-of-the-month deal on them!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 28, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    The whole building will smell of hot dogs and self-serve mashed potatoes.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 28, 2013 at 2:53 PM

    Too sad that 7-11 is now all over Manhattan, few here and there would be tolerable but they are really going to hurt the bodegas in the long run. I'm sure all of the east coast cities are having these same problems.

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  5. DrBOPMarch 28, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    I personally think those "wreckin' arrows" had something to do with that plywood comin' down.

    I'ts like you can almost hear......

    .....BAMMMM!!!



    GOOD JOB!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 28, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    Have any of your readers who live in the building commented on how they feel about the 7-11? I am curious. I can't imagine anyone would be happy about it.

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  7. EV GrieveMarch 28, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    @ anon 3:55

    A resident or two who live in the building above here have chimed in on a few of the 7-11 posts... about the workers randomly shutting off water to the building without notice... noisy conditions, etc.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 28, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    @Anon 2:39...hey, those hot dogs are a very effective, if drastic remedy for constipation. Throw in a 40 of 211 and those pipes will be humming like a new locomotive.

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