Monday, April 24, 2017

A retail vacancy at 51 Astor Place



Back in September 2014, hotelier-developer Ian Schrager became the first ground-floor tenant at 51 Astor Place/the IBM Watson Building/Death Star with the sales office and model apartment for his incoming hotel-condo tower at 215 Chrystie just below East Houston.

That's all built and mostly sold now (just one residence out of 11 left!), so they've packed up and left...



Leaving a nice space for rent on the Ninth Street and Third Avenue side...



There haven't been any for rent signs posted just yet ... and no word on what might be joining the building's other retail tenants — CVS, Flywheel Sports, Orangetheory Fitness, Bluestone Lane Coffee and Chopt.

Thoughts/wishes on a new tenant? Duane Reade? An all-ages venue for unsigned bands?

Previously on EV Grieve:
You can finally shop at 51 Astor Place!
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13 comments:

  1. GojiraApril 24, 2017 at 9:13 AM

    An expanded Ray's, so he can let his culinary imagination run wild and offer all sorts of interesting and eclectic foodstuffs!

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  2. AnonymousApril 24, 2017 at 10:00 AM

    indoor dog run?

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  3. AnonymousApril 24, 2017 at 11:08 AM

    When the other side was empty for a while, my kid thought bumper cars would be terrific.

    I'm inclined to agree.

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  4. AnonymousApril 24, 2017 at 11:15 AM

    CBGB

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  5. AnonymousApril 24, 2017 at 1:03 PM

    The Museum of rolled ice cream, Acai bowls and other cultural transient occurrences.

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  6. AnonymousApril 24, 2017 at 3:01 PM

    Shake Shack

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  7. CosmoApril 24, 2017 at 3:19 PM

    The EVG commemorative gift shop. It could sell models of buildings long gone and action figures of all the evil landlords. Collect them all!

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  8. AnonymousApril 24, 2017 at 3:26 PM

    Up vote for indoor dog run viewable from street! Please no more salad-focused fast food!

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  9. PinchApril 24, 2017 at 4:29 PM

    There hasn't been talk of a Fishmonger in a while...

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  10. 51 Astor PlaceApril 24, 2017 at 4:47 PM

    A bubble tea shop would be nice, or perhaps a Dickensian workhouse for soot-faced orphan children. Nope, let's go with bubble tea.

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  11. MakeoutApril 24, 2017 at 6:19 PM

    Waterboard day camp!

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  12. GiovanniApril 24, 2017 at 6:58 PM

    The American Museum of Modern Nothingness.

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  13. AnonymousApril 25, 2017 at 9:17 PM

    anonymous betting shake shack is on the money, or in the money...

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