A Con Ed crew here between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... a bike ready for more rain...
Photo by Steven
Monday, September 10, 2018
Today on St. Mark's Place
A Con Ed crew here between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... a bike ready for more rain...
Photo by Steven
Full reveal at 253 E7
We have a full reveal now at 253 E. Seventh St., the new 6-story condoplex — aka 253 E7 — here between Avenue C and Avenue D.
You can see how it stacks against the rendering...
Two of the units hit the market a few weeks back, as noted here.
Per the Streeteasy building description: There are "8 superbly appointed apartments with soaring 9’ ceilings, ranging in size from 709 to 1,653 square feet. Most apartments feature a private outdoor space and an allotted few have access to private keyed elevator landings. The Penthouse apartment boasts a private paved roof; the Townhouse apartment features a private grass planted garden."
The available units range in price from $1.275 million (one bedroom) to $2.795 million (three bedrooms).
Workers tore down the former four-story residence that stood here back in late 2015.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Options for this lovely East 7th Street townhouse include demolition
New building in the works for 253 E. 7th St.
The disappearing 253 E. 7th St.
253 E. 7th St. is now a pile of bricks
Property at 253 E. 7th St. now for sale; perfect for a 'dream custom mansion townhouse'
New plans for a 6-story building at 253 E. 7th St.
[Image of No. 253 from 2014 via Massey Knakal]
Met Fresh now open on Avenue D
The Met Fresh Supermarket opened Saturday at 119 Avenue D between Eighth Street and Ninth Street.
Met Fresh is part of the Associated Supermarket Group, whose brands include Associated, Compare, Met Fresh, Met Foodmarkets, Pioneer and Gourmet a'Fare.
Anyway, here's a look at the store... the produce looks pretty solid... there's also a small deli counter...
The cereal selection is fairly limited ... most of the Kellogg's brands are represented ...
They also carry the Avenue A brand of products (exclusive to the Associated Supermarket Group) ... like the seltzer water (four for $3)...
There are grand-opening sales, like, four 10-ounce packs of Café Bustelo for $10 and two boxes of Kellogg's Raisin Bran (13.7 ounces) for $4. Oh, and these are 10 for $5...
Lastly, they don't have any beer just yet. A worker said it will be another month before it arrives. THEN maybe we can do an all-important price comparison!
Previously on EV Grieve:
Met Fresh Supermarket announces itself on Avenue D
About Joya Loves Louie, opening soon in the former Café Orlin space on St. Mark's Place
Work continues over at 39-41 St. Mark's Place just east of Second Avenue... where Joya Loves Louie is expected to open this fall in the old Café Orlin space...
[Reader-submitted photo]
New York magazine featured the new establishment, a vegetarian cafe-market combo, in its fall preview.
The chef is Joya Carlton, whose résumé includes the Orchard Grocer.
Per New York:
In tribute to its predecessor, the neighborhood standby Café Orlin, this all-day restaurant, bar, and store next door has christened a dish “The Orlin”: berbere-roasted cauliflower with rosehip harissa, olive tapenade, labne, eggs, and greens. It’s not only a nod to Orlin’s North African roots, but an example of the multicultural inspirations on chef Joya Carlton’s vegetarian menu. There’s falafel waffles with whipped maple and fruit, jackfruit osso buco with polenta and coconut gremolata, and an eggs Benedict served with the carrot “lox”...
The magazine notes that Louie "was Carlton’s Italian grandfather and culinary role model."
Aside from a café, there will be a market in the adjacent space (next to Dallas BBQ)...
[Reader-submitted photo]
According to Patch, the other people involved the project are Bob Perl, fellow Tower Brokerage executive Steve Dunaif and restaurateur Darin Rubell (Boulton & Watt, Drexler’s, among others).
Cafe Orlin closed last October after 36 years at the address.
Previously on EV Grieve:
1st sign of activity at the former Cafe Orlin space on St. Mark's Place
No trespassing (or hunting or fishing) at the former Cafe Orlin
Cafe Orlin will close after 36 years in business (34 comments)
Reader report: Avenue B Cleaners Cromanated
Several readers shared the news that the Avenue B Cleaners between Fourth Street and Fifth Street abruptly closed last week... one reader believes it shut down on Thursday evening — with a for rent sign via Steve Croman's 9300 Realty showing up on Friday.
There's still clothing inside the dry cleaner and drop-off laundry ... a sign on the door instructs customers to call Kapri Cleaners on East Houston...
Cholo Noir space now for rent on 6th Street
A for rent sign now hangs in the window at 503 E. Sixth St., which apparently brings an end to Cholo Noir's 13-month run here between Avenue A and Avenue B.
The Chicano-inspired bar-restaurant had been closed since Aug. 19, with handwritten notes indicating the trusty "closed for renovations."
There's isn't any mention of a closure on Cholo Noir's website or social media properties.
As previously reported, CB3 twice denied a liquor license for the proprietors in 2016 ... among other reasons, there are 20-plus full on-premises liquor licenses within 500 feet of the address. CB3 members also didn't see much public benefit from the concept on a mostly residential block in a nightlife-saturated neighborhood.
Given the amount of work that they already put into the space, ownership went to the State Liquor Authority for a license. As DNAinfo reported in February 2017:
[T]he owners remain positive the eatery will be a good presence in the neighborhood, claiming Cholo Noir will be centered around the food, with cocktails to complement the menu.
“Most people don’t go into a Mexican restaurant and say, ‘Let’s go get wasted,’ but people do go for good Mexican food and they like to have something to complement it,” said Paul Le Mos, who plans to run the restaurant alongside Lennard Camarillo, former operator of West Village eatery Florencia 13.
The proprietors don't want to bring another noisy bar to the neighborhood, he said, but want to serve the community with great food and culture.
To the contrary, a few nearby neighbors felt as if they were, in fact, a drinks-first establishment ... offering all-you-can-drink brunch specials... and other happy hour deals ...
In 2014, the owners received $15,000 by winning the New York Public Library’s New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Another no for Cholo Noir
'Low and Slow' on 6th and A
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Week in Grieview
[4th and A the other day]
Stories posted on EVG this past week included...
Jimmy Carbone is on the mend (Friday)
Report: Developer Gregg Singer says Mayor de Blasio lied about city's P.S. 64 outreach (Wednesday)
RIP Kenny Shopsin (Tuesday)
Last weekend for Matcha Cafe Wabi on 4th Street (Saturday)
On 6th Street, the Brant Foundation's inaugural exhibit will feature the work of Basquiat (Friday)
This week's NY See (Thursday)
Brick Lane Curry House closes ahead of move down the block (Tuesday)
Time for the new clock faces at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (Tuesday)
Hardware store replacing hardware store on 4th Avenue (Friday)
Emmy Squared's owners are bringing grilled pizza to the former GG's space on 5th Street (Thursday)
Free things to do at the Tompkins Square Library branch in September (Monday)
Porto Rico Importing Co. reopens after 2-week rehab on St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)
Openings: Pizza Rollio on 9th Street; Afandi Grill on 1st Avenue (Wednesday)
Möge Tee bringing bubble tea and other teas to Cooper Square (Tuesday)
Gotham Pizza looks closed (Thursday)
Who let the dogs in: Expanded Boris & Horton debuts on Avenue A (Monday)
Rite Aid signage arrives at the Niko East Village on Avenue D (Tuesday)
A free buffet for voters at 99 Favor Taste on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)
Weekend hunting trip with the juvenile red-tailed hawk in Tompkins Square Park (Monday)
The Squirrel Whisperer (Monday)
The Detox Market now open on East Houston (Thursday)
StuyFitness shaping up on 14th Street (Tuesday)
... from the Citizen app this weekend...
... and this sounds better at 3 a.m. ...
The soothing sounds of 2nd Avenue (at 7th Street) pic.twitter.com/5C2ij1QBxp
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Summer freeze: City pools close today
[Dry Dock this morning]
With the drizzle and cool temps, it's not really a great day for the pool ... in any event, the city's outdoor pools close today for the season. (Hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a pool-cleaning break from 3-4 p.m.)
So that will wrap up another season at Hamilton Fish Pool on Pitt and East Houston ... and the Dry Dock Pool on Avenue D and East 10th Street.
The Tompkins Square (mini) Pool closed last Sunday ... and it has already been drained for creative Instagram opps ...
Aeon Bookstore now open on East Broadway
Several EVG readers noted the grand opening Friday of Aeon Bookstore at 151 East Broadway (between Essex and Pike) ...
Per the store's Facebook page:
Aeon Bookshop is an independent bookseller in Manhattan specializing in literature, art, philosophy, occult, music. We have both used and new titles.
The Lo-Down reported that the owners are Karl Bauer, Josiah Wolfson and Benjamin George Friedman.
Anyway, here's a look around the store, which is open daily from noon to 8 p.m. ...
Aeon is the latest new book store for the East Village and LES this year ... joining Codex on Bleecker at the Bowery ... Karma on Third Street ... and Printed Matter at the Swiss Institute on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place ... plus Mast moved to a larger space on Avenue A.
Images via Facebook
Purple reign (or, today in discarded plush, purple couches on Avenue C)
Between 11th Street and 12th Street. #SundayFunday
Saturday, September 8, 2018
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