Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Rapid Realty opening on Avenue B

Rapid Realty — described as "New York's No-Fee Apartment Leader" on the RR website — is ready to open an office in this formerly empty storefront just off 13th Street...


Anyone ever use them to find an apartment...?

14th Street getting Cemusa-d

A new Cemusa stand is going in on 14th Street just east of Second Avenue...

Monday, April 11, 2011

Voices

Tonight on East 11th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue ... via EV Grieve reader juan TRED... we don't really know the narrative... but we like people yelling and singing...

Noted


On the Kurve/Rhong-Tiam plywood on Second Avenue at Fifth Street.... photo via @MichaelTSanchez

Right now at the CB3/SLA meeting

We can't be there... but a reader sends along a shot from tonight's CB3/SLA meeting... Residents have "Enough is Enough" signs up while hearing about a sidewalk cafe for Percy's on Avenue A and 13th Street...

Today at the Tompkins Square Park Dog Run

Earlier this afternoon, EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams arrived in the Park to find the following scene... According to witnesses, an unattended dog inside the dog run allegedly bit a woman ... EMTs treated her on the scene....


April 11


OK, this one may be difficult to beat... EV Grieve read Tom spotted this on 14th Street just east of Second Avenue yesterday ... and with the requisite newspaper for verification...

Meanwhile, we hear that the president and COO of the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS) will be giving a speech this week at Cooper Union, which will give us the chance to pepper him with questions...

East Third Street, 4:41 p.m., April 11

The Doctor is in...

Last night, "Doctor Who" fans started camping out outside the East Village Cinemas on Second Avenue and 12th Street... The premiere of the BBC series "Doctor Who" takes place tonight here ...


EV Grieve reader Han Shan passed along these photos of the line... which goes west on 12th Street and around Third Avenue...






The Local East Village interview some of the nerds people in line.

Life in a building undergoing a gut renovation

In February, we noted the sale of a residential building on Suffolk street...

Silverstone Property Group ... is pleased to announce the acquisition of 157 Suffolk Street ... The 6 story, 22,398 square foot residential apartment building consists of 33 apartments and 2 retail stores. Silverstone purchased the building for $8.8M, or approximately $392 per square foot, in an all-cash, off-market transaction with the private seller. Silverstone will be renovating the building to create a high-end boutique residential rental property, as well as leasing the retail space which has been vacant for many years.


Per a commenter:

"There are 7 apartments left here as of April 2011 and we are suffering through months of demolition and construction."

One of those remaining residents (we think!) sent along a video of what life is like here in the building during the months of construction...