STORE UPDATE:: 3/6/13
looks like the new tenant has signed the lease. we've heard they want to be open by June 1. it will take probably around 2 months to get work permits for the massive remodeling job they'll need to do so we're figuring we should be open until May 2013!!
--- get ready for another chain of self serve yogurt/coffee/hot chocolate cafes NYC!!
The store opened in December 1968.
The asking rent for the space was $17,000.
Previously on EV Grieve:
[UPDATED] Let's help Bleecker Bob's find space in the East Village
Bleecker Bob's is for rent
Bleecker Bob's won't be moving to the East Village — or anywhere else, for that matter
Ugh, ugh and ugh. Glad I was able to experience the place and document it while it was there.
ReplyDeleteIn a word...Shameful.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new millionth fucking FroYo joint West Village.
Anyone good at math? How many frozen yogurts do you need to sell to make the rent, payroll and other expenses per month? Remember to calculate the winter months when the product you sell loses it appeal.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to meet anyone who eats fro-yo on a regular basis (or at all, really). What am I missing?
ReplyDeleteSuburbanites LOVE that stuff- I mean, crap.
ReplyDeleteThose frozen dessert companies are all part of MEGA corporations who are more than happy to pay huge rents.
Seventeen grand! Ouch All the record stores are going. Just we need; another overpriced coffee place.
ReplyDeleteThis kind of sucks. I used to love to go there when I lived around the corner.
ReplyDeleteIt's not actually going to be froyo, guys. That was just EV Grieve's humor.
ReplyDelete@ anon
ReplyDeleteAh! I sort of (mis)interpreted that then from their Facebook post!
its Vegan!
ReplyDelete(Bleecker Bobs)