Sidewalk shed up at alleged new First Avenue motel

Several readers pointed out that the sidewalk shed went up yesterday at 147 First Avenue at Ninth Street...



And now, the guessing game continues... Motel? Condo? An empty lot after the building is razed and the project's funding dries up?


Previously on EV Grieve:
Ninth Street and First Avenue shocker: Motel ... Hello?

Blockbuster: 147 First Ave. set for demolition

Ninth Street and First Avenue shocker: Motel ... Hello?

The other day Matt Rosen from Neighborhoodr was walking by the long-dormant building at First Avenue and Ninth Street as workers were finishing up and closing the gate. And the conversation went like this:

I asked if they knew what was going in.

Motel.

Uh, OK. Motel?

Hmm. Anyway, Curbed reported on April 30 that the city issued a permit for interior renovations on the four-story, 31-unit building. No word on what, exactly, the renovations were for. (As EV Grieve reader HippieChick has pointed out, the total cost of the renovations were estimated at $30,000 on the work permit. Which won't go very far...)

So here's my rendering for a motel here... Not real original, but...




Previously on EV Grieve:
Blockbuster: 147 First Ave. set for demolition

[Motel Hell image via. Bates Motel image via. Top photo via EV Grieve reader Steph.]