This decision comes nearly 18 months after the developers first brought the proposal before the LPC.
Preservationists remain concerned that the construction could possibly damage the circa-1832 Merchant's House.
The space next door to the museum is currently this one-level structure… housing Al-Amin Food Inc., which stores food carts…
[Via Google]
Meanwhile, does this area really need another hotel?
Previously.
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And in year or so when the historic house is cracked and damaged beyond repair we can reflect that at least a property developer somewhere got rich (didn't pay any taxes, though, because the company is offshore and all the principals claim to live in FL or TX)
Yay for progress - another hotel that nobody I know can afford or would want to visit.
But at least the area will have more luxury - this is an area highly underserved by luxury. You just can't have enough luxury.
Excuse me for this as it may be too simplistic - but why can't people just leave shit alone? What is with "luxury" misnomers, condos and hotels popping up EVERYWHERE? (really - like 4th Ave in Brooklyn years ago??? It's an industrial strip of garages and auto stores). Seriously - I'd rather live in a prewar building with actual CHARACTER than a modern aquarium of stainless and glass. And I'll step out on a loooong limb and say that there are others like me. Many others actually. "Let it be - No more condos"
When does the sidewalk cafe open? What's a new hotel without some fine swine gutter dining!
How much did the developers pay to have their Legothic building erected here?
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Of course they did. This Landmarks
Negation Committee are a bunch of sick, pathetic fools who should be run out of town on a rail. DiBlasio needs to clean house, get rid of these swine, and put in people who appreciate history rather than crappy glass and steel boxes.
the powers that be think that we need more tourists, students and other temporary residents to fuel the city's economy.
and some brain trust rejects think that it is perfectly ok to tear down all the historic and interesting buildings and to then have movie companies come and "restore" our blocks for their films.
greenwich village is now an historic district. their new development looks like cardboard movie-set replicas of what used to be there.
This town is fucked and there's no turning back. I can't believe the one mighty New York City let this happen to itself. For generations this town was regarded as an intellectual center and mecca of culture.
Not anymore...
I'll be contrary.
I would much rather have a hotel here than this eyesore.
- East Villager
Ah that sucks That museum is awesome. LAME LAME LAME LAME. Did I mention that this is lame?
Everyone commenting here please visit the Merchant house museum if have not already. It is a unique place in a vast city of constant change. The museum will need the money to sue the hotel builders when irreparable damage has been done in the name of greed.
bad joo joo! the ghost of the merchant house is not going to like this.
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