Earlier this year, when Icon Realty became the new owner of 57 Second Ave., a reliable source told us that the two retail tenants here between East Third Street and East Fourth Street would be closing in the months ahead.
Alex Shoe Repair shut down at the end of July. The cobbler had been paying $4,000 in monthly rent. The new asking price is $14,000 a month.
Now Allied Hardware has posted closing signs … with sales on everything (but keys) …
We're not sure what the family who runs Allied pays in monthly rent. According to the listing at the Icon website, the new asking rent is $26,000 … with a space "perfect For: Restaurant, bar, clothing store, salon, and all general retail uses."
Previously on EV Grieve:
57 Second Ave. hits the market for $30 million
Reader report: Icon Realty new owner of 57 Second Ave.
Last day for Alex Shoe Repair on 2nd Avenue
I never went into that store. I always went to Brickman's. No reason, that's just how it worked out.
ReplyDelete...because, of course, we need more bars and fewer hardware stores.
ReplyDelete(My fingers type the same comments reflexively every morning.)
New bar??? Fuckin A, bro!!!
ReplyDeleteseems like another shitty net loss for the area, but what do I know? I still miss the OTB on Delancey.
This makes me ill. Allied is owned by an older, Asian couple. They are very sweet and humble. I've purchased many things from there, including gallons of paint for my apartment. I'd rather give them money instead of Home Depot. What is happening to our neighborhood? That is the whole point of living in a place like the EV. You can walk to somewhere that isn't overcrowded and inaccessible. You develop a relationship with the owners. You feel connected to those around you in the same hood. NYC is loosing its grip and turing into a strip mall in Vegas. :(
ReplyDeleteTo the people complaining about bars: I used to live in West Village, right off Bleeker, which had some great bars and restaurants. The stretch which I lived is now all boutique stores -- every single restaurant and bar has closed for five/s-x blocks. It's now completely dead at night. So if you want quiet, ie dead, move there.
ReplyDelete7:13, thanks for being part of the problem.
ReplyDeleteThat store front would be a great subject for that diorama/minature artist guy.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know how the tenants in that building are faring? As I recall, the building was sold around less than 1 year ago for something like 24.8 million ...
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This is really upsetting. I've been going here for many years. The sweet man and woman who run the store are so nice and super helpful and they were providing an actual service to the neighborhood while being friendly neighbors as well. I have HAD it. Everything Icon and these huge developers touch turns to shit. You will be missed, Allied Builders!
ReplyDeleteI worked here in the 70's when it was owned by Mr. Schnelwert and his wife. They robbed and shot him once...but he was back at the till within a week. Finally, he sold it to a very hard working Chinese man who kept it a family business. I frequented this store for decades....Sad to see all these family owned businesses pushed out.
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ReplyDeleteIcon. Wrecker of neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteThis is fucking horrible. They are the nicest couple who provide genuine service to the community. This is a prime example of how homogeny and greed are transforming our neighborhood. So sad. I fathom to imagine what the EV will look like in another five years.
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