tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post6501293737947588697..comments2024-03-29T10:34:24.199-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Permits filed to demolish former theater turned grocery at 100 Avenue AUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4544425818829479472013-06-19T16:14:23.500-04:002013-06-19T16:14:23.500-04:00The property will be developed into 50 rental apar...The property will be developed into 50 rental apartments of which 20% will be designated as affordable. should you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me directly at bshaoul@magnumreg.com<br />Ben Shaoulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28655662482395241802013-06-19T09:53:04.011-04:002013-06-19T09:53:04.011-04:00Noise is already non-stop there, good times for th...Noise is already non-stop there, good times for the neighbors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6943955945601291572013-06-18T22:03:24.427-04:002013-06-18T22:03:24.427-04:00Anonymous 11:03 said: "We don't need anot...Anonymous 11:03 said: "We don't need another theatre, or another bodega, we need more housing...."<br /><br />"Housing" for WHOM???? Just WHO do you think this latest Ben Shaoul monstrosity will be housing? MORE of the same carpetbagging scum who are destroying the neighborhood one building at a time.<br /><br />We need to look into WHERE Shaoul gets his money....chris flashhttp://shadowpress.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-66400322400018021992013-06-18T19:54:42.140-04:002013-06-18T19:54:42.140-04:00It's unfortunate that it has to be a faceless ...It's unfortunate that it has to be a faceless box of luxury housing lacking any character. Losing old buildings is bad enough but inevitable sometimes. The tragedy is that the blandness of the new construction is a slap in the face of the notion that there was anything special left about the neighborhood.Sammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-11274568999163058222013-06-18T18:21:56.260-04:002013-06-18T18:21:56.260-04:00No one's as excited as the people who live acr...No one's as excited as the people who live across the street, who already see workers on the rooftops Saturday mornings bright n early, and envision the destruction to come in the next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39813871221846227502013-06-18T13:51:38.935-04:002013-06-18T13:51:38.935-04:00My theory is that Ben Shaoul holds a personal grud...My theory is that Ben Shaoul holds a personal grudge against the EV and wants to destroy as much of it as he can. He's obviously got a "thing" against diverse mixed use neighborhoods that have a strong and historical identity as reflected in their buildings and public spaces--but then, so does the city administration. Well, maybe when people realize they can have Ohio cheaper in Ohio (rather than paying NYC prices for Ohio), everyone will fucking wise up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52263841832041253892013-06-18T13:35:49.296-04:002013-06-18T13:35:49.296-04:00The problem in that rendering is that they left of...The problem in that rendering is that they left off the giant Calvin Klein crotch shot billboard that will go on the side of the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71637122800176621632013-06-18T12:56:20.913-04:002013-06-18T12:56:20.913-04:00Anon 10.24: I'm more upset about demolition an...Anon 10.24: I'm more upset about demolition and complete rebuilding than I'd be about one of the previous plans which was to renovate and add floors. A renovation of "Bloom 62" on 5th and B was a NIGHTMARE for the neighborhood, especially people in adjacent buildings, as has been documented by Grieve. Now a total demolition of this building and new construction; I can only imagine how much more messy and disruptive this will be. <br /><br />And why are some people so upset about CitiBike taking up a couple of parking spaces here and there, but don't mind buildings for only the rich taking up a ton of sidewalk and parking space with their construction trash? (Yeah, "Bloom 62", I'm looking at you...) Ave A between 6th and 7th is a busy pedestrian area, with ordinary people going to and from the park. Closing this off for construction for months will be a major pain in the a**.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74570899349488375312013-06-18T12:45:15.593-04:002013-06-18T12:45:15.593-04:00How can you pine for something that didn't exi...How can you pine for something that didn't exist in your lifetime? It's cool that it was a theatre and all but that was a whole nother age. Hoping for some kind of visionary developer to restore it to a former glory which may or may not be have been, is hoping for a deus ex-machina. Let's face it that space has been inefficiently used for decades. Plus it has become unsightly. Nobody likes that Shaoul guy and nobody likes cookie cutter condos but to me this falls under the natural evolution of things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73072458959790744052013-06-18T11:50:55.401-04:002013-06-18T11:50:55.401-04:00Yeah this is a tough one.
The reality is that the...Yeah this is a tough one.<br /><br />The reality is that the neighborhood continues to change and become richer. So as much as I would love a theater or music venue or anything other than another luxury condo, the reality is that the free market dictates something glass and steel and doorman-y go there. If not that, then someone needs to subsidize the alternative. <br /><br />Not to mention: you think the community board will allow a large public space there? As much as I would love a sweet Bowery Presents venue there, it would never happen. Condos may be the scourge to the hood's charm, but they are relatively quiet...aveaisessexhttp://wheeeeeeee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-994904789105886612013-06-18T11:33:02.221-04:002013-06-18T11:33:02.221-04:00Hmmm... I hoped that a clever architect could save...Hmmm... I hoped that a clever architect could save the theater and make this property into something viable/mixed use.<br /><br />More price-everyone-out housing for transients and condo-hoppers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77978720703772415042013-06-18T11:27:34.391-04:002013-06-18T11:27:34.391-04:00That's really sad.That's really sad. Waxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82687692413003900862013-06-18T11:03:41.699-04:002013-06-18T11:03:41.699-04:00We don't need another theatre, or another bode...We don't need another theatre, or another bodega, we need more housing. And let's put our dollars into making sure the landmarked Village East on 2nd & 12th can afford to stay in business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31558605943882082072013-06-18T11:02:51.596-04:002013-06-18T11:02:51.596-04:00It's too bad the theater couldn't be saved...It's too bad the theater couldn't be saved. We could use a theater for concerts and plays in the neighborhood. In the right hands, it could make money and benefit the neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69692608479201205552013-06-18T10:24:29.024-04:002013-06-18T10:24:29.024-04:00As much as I dislike Shaoul and his reputation, in...As much as I dislike Shaoul and his reputation, in this case I have to say development is the right way to go. It was just an empty hulk of a building with a market on the street level. There's no chance the theater would have been restored and utilized again (who would have the $$$ for that?) and there's no facade to speak of. I'll get bashed for this but yeah, I'm not too upset over this one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25129455501227745602013-06-18T09:54:42.604-04:002013-06-18T09:54:42.604-04:00Sidewalk Cafe is looking rather peculiar in that a...Sidewalk Cafe is looking rather peculiar in that architectural rendering...<br /><br />Also, it's not just the "woo-hoos" that are moving into those buildings. It's easy to miss them because they are not living in the buildings, but a lot of these apartments are being bought by Brits, other Euros and people from the United Arab Emirates....they buy the apartments and hardly ever use them.Glenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56376344810272864292013-06-18T09:53:05.604-04:002013-06-18T09:53:05.604-04:00I agree with everyone here. Why can't they sav...I agree with everyone here. Why can't they save this and renovate it? Or at least incorporate it into the building? Its crazy that modern has to mean dull, faceless glass boxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-29786535293902168832013-06-18T09:26:05.421-04:002013-06-18T09:26:05.421-04:00We walk around less and less. It's too sad. An...We walk around less and less. It's too sad. And does everything they put up have to be so damn ugly?JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26358011998257893622013-06-18T08:51:43.255-04:002013-06-18T08:51:43.255-04:00Anonymous 8:23, maybe we could all lock hands and ...Anonymous 8:23, maybe we could all lock hands and form a human chain around the building? Aw, f*ck it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-48147695334082768552013-06-18T08:23:49.277-04:002013-06-18T08:23:49.277-04:00This just makes me sad. Oh I wish I had won the lo...This just makes me sad. Oh I wish I had won the lottery a few weeks ago... To restore this movie theater was on my wish list. <br /><br />Is the Sidewalk Cafe building apart of the deal? It looks like in the proposed drawing that their storefront is empty. <br /><br />I wish DOB, Ben Shaoul and his crones lived in our neighborhood to be aware of how much they are destroying the lovely architecture fabric of our neighborhood. This bland architecture is ugly to the point of being an eye sore. I can't believe someone want to demolish such a stately theater with rich history with a good conscience. <br /><br />Is there a Superman of Architecture & Historic Preservation that can wisk in and save this building from Shaoul's wrecking ball? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1939896726183792962013-06-18T08:11:17.514-04:002013-06-18T08:11:17.514-04:00Ben Shaoul is a modern urban carpetbagger. Is that...Ben Shaoul is a modern urban carpetbagger. Is that new building going to contain anything usable for the existing neighborhood? Or is it just one more wedge to push out people who can't afford $3,400/mo studio apartments? Replacing a grocery store with a Bank of America and a Duane Reade... classy move, maybe people can get used to switching their diets from fresh vegetables to NyQuil and cat food.Brian Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368272923390455205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7356304091280282182013-06-18T08:06:00.321-04:002013-06-18T08:06:00.321-04:00Oh no.... That's going to be a Woooo Hoooo Cen...Oh no.... That's going to be a Woooo Hoooo Central. Just like walking past "Bloom 62," I can vividly imagine what kind of douchebags are going to live there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com