[Photo from last December!]
The rather cinder-blocky building that houses the recently refurbished AMC Village 7 on Third Avenue at 11th Street has been sold for $32.3 million.
The Real Deal had the details: A joint venture between ABS Partners Real Estate and Benenson Funding acquired the 7-story building at 66 Third Ave. that houses the AMC Loews theater.
Should we be worried that this will become a dorm or part of the Moxy hotel?
No! Appears just to be an asset for the ol' portfolio. Late last month, the Post reported that AMC has a ground lease through July 2037, so that's another 21 years — or roughly 12 more X-Men movies.
[If you don't like 4-floor movie posters of En Sabah Nur strangling Mystique, then move to...]
The renovated theater debuted last Dec. 25 with reclining seats ... and reserved seating. (Nice to shave off 25 minutes of commercials for Coca-Cola and the AMC Stubs Premiere Club, where members enjoy a free size upgrade — as if the Imperial Popcorn Tub isn't big enough.)
Anyway!
Previously on EV Grieve:
Renovations at Village 7; reclining seats coming soon
I've avoided going here since the renovated with those recliners and now have designated seating. Finding the perfect seat is part of the experience, theatre size vs screen height and width before I settle down for the show. The ads before the trailers have gotten much longer over the years which makes there early a real drag.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of real estate: I'm going to follow the advice in this article if I see Jared "Top Secret" Kushner on the street looking for more properties to upgrade so rich people can stand to live amongst us... http://www.vice.com/read/new-yorkers-have-a-duty-be-rude-to-the-trumps
ReplyDelete21 years is more like 40 xmen movies.
ReplyDeleteActually it is really nice inside. Hate rushing to find a seat and good to have a comfortable reservation.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.vice.com/read/new-yorkers-have-a-duty-be-rude-to-the-trumps
ReplyDeleteJust remember that for every reaction ...
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It doesn't mean that they can't tear it down and include a theater in the new building. Hope not. But with real estate the way it is... one never knows.
ReplyDeletemy portfolio properties start at 50 million only.
ReplyDeleteUGLY theater offering CRAP movies at INFLATED prices.
ReplyDeleteA manager with a BRAIN would use one or more of the many barely-attended theaters inside to show some good old retro films at a reduced REASONABLE price (old films have made 1,000x their original cost by now -- no need to charge $15.00!!) so that a new generation can get turned on to them.
But why do that when dumbing-down audiences is the master plan????
Yes I have often thought the same! Or show cool old kids movies from the 70s-80s in the afternoon... so much better than the animated junk of today.
DeleteI like watching movies at home.quiet and comfy.
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