tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post95857070657929025..comments2024-03-28T10:59:48.793-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Listing for Kim's Video says space is 'ideal for Bank, 711, Starbucks'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3360330336250094522014-05-18T11:51:05.499-04:002014-05-18T11:51:05.499-04:00$16k per month rent plus FOUR months security depo...$16k per month rent plus FOUR months security deposit, holy shit. that pretty much rules out any local independent business owner, only large national chains can afford that sort of cash outlay (in addition to all the contractor remodeling costs). sad state of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34777470508113952042014-05-17T16:14:17.072-04:002014-05-17T16:14:17.072-04:00The group working very hard at retail diversity is...The group working very hard at retail diversity is the East Village Community Coalition. We publish the get local guide and have recently assisted in the formation of the East Village Merchant's Association. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56273251841584831992014-05-16T12:29:54.539-04:002014-05-16T12:29:54.539-04:00Well, yeah, this is why we used to have an estate ...Well, yeah, this is why we used to have an estate tax in this country before the GOP and the Clintonian New Dems got rid of it. Inherited wealth breeds extreme douchebaggery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71897744653131481402014-05-16T11:53:39.129-04:002014-05-16T11:53:39.129-04:00Hey, Anon 10:26! Can you tell us who these people/...Hey, Anon 10:26! Can you tell us who these people/groups are, so others of us [who are working on the same issues] can collaborate and not duplicate efforts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17648743313648470052014-05-16T10:26:01.327-04:002014-05-16T10:26:01.327-04:00It's probably a son or daughter or grandson or...It's probably a son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter calling the shots. Something similiar happened with the Chelsea hotel. 3 guys had a handshake agreement for decades and then two of the partners sons step in, outvote the third son and there goes the Chelsea hotel! Why doesn't Kim's move to the South Avenue A vicinity, which is starting to develop a decent little strip of retail with the latest addition of St. Mark's Books. <br />There are folks in the EV now working to pair responsible landlords, Co-Op and Condo owners with small non-food businesses. Kim's should seek them out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-38508888329719785322014-05-16T10:25:11.518-04:002014-05-16T10:25:11.518-04:00" I thought local business owners cared about..." I thought local business owners cared about "the community" "<br /><br />who ever said that? stop making things up. strawman!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7009382133666264542014-05-16T09:24:57.557-04:002014-05-16T09:24:57.557-04:00Yup, Kim's was diong so well they had to close...Yup, Kim's was diong so well they had to close down all their stores, but dollar pizza and nail salons and coffee shops and bars are popping up everywhere in spite of the high rent. I guess all these other stores must be getting better rent than Kims and all the music and video stores, which all basically disappeared except for a few indies. Basically Kim's is paying a fortune for product storage while these other businesses hive no inventory to store in their stores, so places like Kim's can never make it at these rents. It's a niche business now, but it's a niche the Kim's cant seem to fill anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-87652444522497733472014-05-16T09:00:51.814-04:002014-05-16T09:00:51.814-04:00shmnyc, do you have to work at being such a tool, ...shmnyc, do you have to work at being such a tool, or does it come naturally? And who ever thought I would see the day when I would be damning a member of the Kurowycky family, in whose establishment I spent a lot of moolah, to hell? Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80286401033782194292014-05-16T08:51:39.835-04:002014-05-16T08:51:39.835-04:00@ shmnyc
The post says that the family member ca...@ shmnyc <br /><br />The post says that the family member calling the shots on the rent lives in the South (South Carolina, actually). <br /><br />I'm not sure if that qualifies as a "local business owner."EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49591413255894756212014-05-16T08:47:20.676-04:002014-05-16T08:47:20.676-04:00Unfortunately, $16,500 is now considered cheap ren...Unfortunately, $16,500 is now considered cheap rent in the East Village. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-48691324951143474772014-05-16T08:41:16.365-04:002014-05-16T08:41:16.365-04:00You mean to say that a local business owner is beh...You mean to say that a local business owner is behind the rent increase? But... I thought local business owners cared about "the community"!shmnychttp://quilas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6089540748279736452014-05-16T08:38:33.918-04:002014-05-16T08:38:33.918-04:00Maybe Kim's should open a bank that serves exp...Maybe Kim's should open a bank that serves expensive coffee? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com