In a transaction posted early last month, an LLC connected to The Sabet Group bought the four-story building for $3.3 million, down from its initial $5.5 million ask.
For generations, a family has owned the building known as The James McCreery House. Daytonian in Manhattan has some history here.
The retail space has been restaurants going back many years, including Il Faro and, in the 1990s, Manila Garden.
And in recent years, the place was home to Crocodile Lounge, which never reopened after the COVID shutdown in March 2020.
The green awning (it changed color in 2016) remained up, however... providing some hope to its fans (and the free 10-inch pizza served with every drink) would return.
RIP, Crocodile.
ReplyDeleteHow is the sister bar—Alligator Lounge in Williamsburg—doing?
ReplyDeletethat block is so strange. it looks good out of context..
ReplyDeleteThe Sabet Group is awful. I feel bad for the people that live there and in the surrounding buildings. Get ready for a ton of brick dust!
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