Signage arrives at Shampoo Avenue B's new home on Avenue B

Shampoo Avenue B is on the move, as we noted back in September.

The signs are now up at their new home at 14 Avenue B between East Houston and East Second Street…



Owner-operator Joel St. Yves said that they will open here on Jan. 21. He told us previously that the new space will double the amount of the chairs in their current home at 42 Avenue B. St. Yves also said they are adding two barbers "for cuts and shaves" to the salon's roster.

And as previously noted, 14 Avenue B had been vacant for nearly seven years. CB3 had nixed various bar concepts here through the years, including the infamous Italian restaurant "with an occasional D.J." and the brewpub that borrowed the Prime Meats menu.

Shampoo Avenue B making the move down the block

[EVG file photo from like the winter]

After sitting empty for nearly seven years, 14 Avenue B has a new tenant.

Shampoo Avenue B has signed a lease for the space here between East Houston and East Second Street, as the Commercial Observer reported yesterday.

The salon will be moving from their current home at 42 Avenue B. Owner-operator Joel St. Yves told us that, depending on the construction inside the new storefront, they're hoping to move by the middle of next month.

He said that the new space will double the amount of the chairs in their current home. St. Yves also said they are adding two barbers "for cuts and shaves" to the salon's roster.

There's a long recent history at 14 Avenue B. This had been a popular space for new bar concepts that scared the crap out of the neighbors.

However, CB3 nixed various bar concepts here through the years, including the infamous Italian restaurant "with an occasional D.J." and the brewpub that borrowed the Prime Meats menu. The last actual tenant here was the loathsome Butterfly bar/club/expensive drink dispenser, which closed in 2007.