The former Houston Village Farm is for rent

Officially closing the book on Houston Village Farm. 

For rent signs arrived on the storefront on Thursday here on the SW corner of First Avenue and Fourth Street. This was after the business didn't open for several weeks, and there was no notice to patrons. 

This was Houston Village Farm's second iteration ... the previous one closed in the spring of 2022 due to little business and high rent. New owners took over the space in 2022, but the store name remained the same. 

No sign of the listing just yet at the Gavious Realty site.

Houston Village Farm hasn't been open lately

Houston Village Farm has been closed for the past week-plus on the SW corner of First Avenue and Fourth Street, prompting speculation that the corner market has permanently closed. 

There isn't any signage up about a closure, temporary or otherwise. (The Sunday papers were attached to the entrance.) 

Items for sale inside the shop had dwindled this past month (another development that sparked speculation). 

Houston Village Farm closed in the spring of 2022 due to slow business and high rent. New owners took over the space in 2022, but the store name remained unchanged. 

H/T Stacie J., Steven and Tia for photos this past week.

Houston Village Farm has closed, the cats have been adopted, and here's what's next

Houston Village Farm closed at the start of the week on the SW corner of Fourth Street and First Avenue. 

As an update: the two store cats that needed a new home found one. Per the comments on the previous post, Lukas stepped forward and took in the two cats, which may be going as Ruby and Amber moving forward. (Store employees referred to the cats as "the cats.")

Lastly, according to the @TradedNY account, Hudson Deli & Grocery has signed a lease for this space.

The 2 store cats at Houston Village Farm need a new home

Photos by Stacie Joy

Updated 5/15: Via the comments, a reader says someone is adopting the two cats.

As previously reported, Houston Village Farm is closing on the SW corner of First Avenue and Fourth Street. 

And as several readers have shared, the store's two cats need a new home in the days ahead. 

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by last night... and confirmed the cats are up for adoption. The store closes for good on Wednesday. 

The two cats tend to stay in the basement and are camera-shy ... here's one...

... and the other, as seen in a photo at checkout...

The cats are said to be on the indifferent side (😼). And it sounds as if anyone who adopts them will have naming rights. When asked for their names, store staff said "the cats." 

Interested parties may contact Mr. Patel at (914) 433-5394. Or stop by Houston Village Farm.

Meanwhile, the clearance continues here...

Ownership here blamed slow business and high rent for the closure.

Houston Village Farm is closing on 1st Avenue

You may have noticed the recent arrival of the for-lease sign on Houston Village Farm's storefront on the SW corner of First Avenue and Fourth Street.

Management of the deli-market told EVG contributor Stacie Joy that they will close by June, likely sooner. The cause? Slow business, high rent.

While several like-minded businesses have opened in the neighborhood in recent months, this marks the third corner market to close on First Avenue during the pandemic era  ... joining the one on the SE corner of 10th Street and the SE corner of 12th Street.