Of late it seems that all we do around here is chronicle buildings being demolished. Such as:
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51 Astor Place
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9-17 Second Avenue
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74-76 Third Avenue
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185-193 Avenue B
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326-328 E. Fourth St.
•
316 E. Third St.
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35 Cooper Square
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331 E. Sixth St.
So what's
left next?
Our money is/was on 347 Bowery at East Third Street, where that French guy is going to build a boutique hotel at the site of the Salvation Army's East Village Residence. Let's refresh your memory:
Oh, yeah —
come to daddy!
On Jan. 12, the
Post first reported that France’s Louzon Group bought the former Salvation Army building for $7.6 million with plans to turn it into a boutique hotel with one of their restaurants on the ground floor.
So, nearly 11 months later, we took a look at the DOB to see if Louzon had any permits on file for sidewalk sheds, complete demolition, etc. There is
nothing on file. With the exception of someone removing the big Salvation Army sign a few months ago, the place looks pretty good for being vacant for three years.
(Off topic: Is there
any address in the area that Wacky Wok hasn't left a menu?) In any event,
awfully quiet here. Perhaps the French were scared off by the
incoming 7-Eleven next door? To be continued.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reactions to new Bowery hotel: 'It would be cheaper and more useful just to blow up the building and leave a 30-foot crater'
Why do the French hate us?
