Monday, June 8, 2026

The incoming Barnes & Noble gets the plywood treatment on Avenue A

The retail space at 181 Avenue A between 11th Street and 12th Street is now wrapped in plywood as workers are prepping the interior for the first tenant here — Barnes & Noble. (First reported here.)
The Barnes & Noble website lists a November opening.
The storefront in the base of Steiner East Village has been vacant since residents began moving into the condoplex eight years ago. 

Developer Douglas Steiner bought the former Mary Help of Christians property here in 2012 from the Archdiocese of New York for $41 million. During the summer of 2013, workers demolished the church, school and rectory.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 8, 2026 at 7:29 AM

    And more money for ad pollution, though I do love a rainbow Modest Mouse poster.

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  2. cmarrtyyJune 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM

    If the reno of TS Library follows along the same path as other library renos it will be a long time before we see the inside of TSL. Maybe a deal can be worked out with B&N to let TS Library move in temporarily while it's closed. It's the largest, clean... open space close to the library in the neighborhood.

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  3. AnonymousJune 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM

    If a Walmart opens in this hood, I am out.

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  4. AnonymousJune 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM

    I remember around 84 when the gap opened on st marks and second ave and the same blah blah blah , in the end gap gone st marks still there. But my rent was 200 bucks a month, so……..

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