Monday, November 18, 2024

The retail space housing NYC's first dog cafe, Boris & Horton, is for rent on Avenue A

Top photo by Stacie Joy

The retail space at 197 Avenue A on the NW corner of 12th Street is now on the rental market. 

This has been the home for the past six-plus years to Boris & Horton, the city's first dog cafe. 

Early last week, ownership (daughter-father Logan Mikhly and Coppy Holzman) posted notices that they would close at the month's end. This development comes even after a successful crowdfunding campaign and a newly enacted subscription plan earlier this year. 

From an Instagram post on Nov. 11: 
Despite these efforts, we've experienced a significant drop in our monthly subscriptions, with almost 90% churn, and our sales are slightly down compared to last year when we initially made the difficult decision to close. 
Last Wednesday, the retail listing arrived on Loopnet. (REQCE is the broker.) The asking rent for the 3,000-square-foot space (as you may recall, B&H expanded and combined storefronts in 2018) is available upon request...
In the initial Instagram post, Mikhly and Holzman said they've met with potential suitors but have yet to close a deal. 

Unless a new suitor arrives ASAP, Boris & Horton will shut down at the end of next week.
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