Motel No Tell announces itself on Avenue A

Temp signage is up for Motel No Tell at 210 Avenue A... a new bar-tavern on the NE corner of 13th Street...

A group led by hospitality vet Ronan Downs, whose numerous NYC credits include Becketts Bar & Grill in the Financial District, is behind this Avenue A project. (Here's a PDF of their July 2022 questionnaire on the CB3 website.)

According to the State Liquor Authority, the liquor license is still pending for the address, though the owners did receive a "Conditional Approval Letter" last week.

No word on an opening date. There is an Instagram account here.

There have been several other suitors for this space since Percy's Tavern closed in 2017. An establishment called Relax at Blondie's was in the works dating to late 2021.

And some of you might recall No-Tell Motel, a scene-y bar via Deb Parker at 167 Avenue A (now Mama Fina's) between 10th Street and 11th Street that closed in the early 1990s.