EV Grieve

Monday, September 10, 2012

[UPDATED] 50-54 Second Ave. on the market for $10 million

[Dated photo via the DJK website]

There's a new listing at the DJK website for 50-54 Second Avenue at East Third street. There isn't much information with the listing:

Location, Location, Location. Corner 6 story walkup building, 50'x40' with 10 apartments. Retail component of 2100 square foot can be delivered vacant. Portion vented.Excellent upside potential in extremely desirable East Village.

Streeteasy doesn't have any additional information, except for the price: $10 million. Chester Pechock is listed as the current landlord.

Have any tips about the situation here? Please send them our way via the EV Grieve email

UPDATED: THE BUILDING IS NOT FOR SALE.

Have you seen St. Brigid's at night?

There are exterior lights on the East Eighth Street side of the church.

Spectacular. The renovations continue here at Avenue B, with an eye toward a possible October opening.

Previously.

Weeds and new medians on East Houston

Last month, we talked with a reader, who wondered how tall the weeds would get in the under-construction median on East Houston between Avenue C and Avenue D.

Flashback!

Well, crap. We went back with our measuring tape and found that...

...someone chopped down the weeds ... or they died.

But!

Walk a little further toward Avenue C... and the Field of Weeds picks up again...

Perfect location for our Fall Harvest Celebration!

As I've cut-and-pasted previously, the $60 million Houston Street Corridor Reconstruction is expected to end in the summer of 2014. The plan calls for the widening of sidewalks, enlarging of medians, installating new pavement markings and bicycle lanes from Second Avenue to FDR Drive and creating two new plaza areas.

And things look pretty good the closer you travel east toward the FDR...

Previously.

A note for real-estate brokers on East 12th Street

[Click to enlarge image]

"The tenants of this building are not responsible for helping you get into the building or assist you with renting apartment... Therefore, it is unacceptable for you to ring random buzzers all night. It is disturbing to residents who have an expectation of being left along by strangers."

Photo by Dave on 7th.

I Coppi is closed for now on East Ninth Street

I Coppi, the pleasant Italian eatery on East Ninth Street, is closed for now... Dave on 7th and William Klayer sent along the news this past weekend...There is a legal document on the door dated Friday... tough to make out, quite frankly...

This part of the court notice looks as if the restaurant owes $37,600 in rent...

The restaurant opened in 1998 ... and we understand that they might be relocating ... A side note, Porchetta/Porsena owner Sara Jenkins was the chef here back in the early days...

Photos by William Klayer.

St. Mark's Place soon to welcome new most popular business

Spotted last week between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

[Bottom two photos via Bobby Williams]

Anticipation builds for new pop-up Halloween shop

Sign went up last week here at Halloween City, a pop-up shop in the Shoppes at Red Square on East Houston. We're looking forward to shopping here (no opening date noted just yet) after Halloween ...

EVG: So the Herman Munster costumes didn't move much this season, huh?

HC: That's Kris Humphries.

Seriously, though — Rock On. Or, Turn Heads. Or, Freak On.

Previously.

7-Eleven now giving its regards to Broadway!

Hey, the 7-Eleven that we first reported on here back in February (and almost the same headline!) on Broadway at East 12th Street opened Friday...

[Silence]

Meanwhile, have you noticed how much trash piles up outside the 7-Eleven on St. Mark's Place?

Anyway, the Axis of 11 is alive and well with four now around here... with more on the way, wouldn't you think?

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Today in the Tompkins Square Park playground

Via EVG reader Terry Towery...

Week in Grieview

[East 10th Street and Avenue C yesterday. By Shawn Chittle]

The East Village is getting popular (Friday)

The East Village has a lot of bars (Thursday)

Graffiti is expanding on East 10th Street (Tuesday)

New York Observer publisher buys 5 East Village walk-ups (Wednesday)

Looking at the new home for the Avenue A flea market (Tuesday)

Standing in line for $1 FroYo (Thursday)

Porchetta.Hog closed for now on East Fifth Street (Thursday)

Chubby Mary's opening on East 14th Street (Monday)

"Pudgy purse snatcher" alert (Wednesday)

Baoguette Cafe closes on St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)

Arabella 101 50% leased on Avenue D (Thursday)

A chase after after a stolen iPhone (Thursday)

Workers have gutted the former Cabrini Center on East Fifth and Avenue B (Thursday)

Pop art on East 10th Street (Monday)

'We would love the community to join us as we say goodbye'

Last weekend, a neighbor of Mary Help of Christians on East 12th Street said that the church was having its final mass last Sunday. That was incorrect information. Parishioner Josephine left us a message saying that the last mass will be celebrated there today at 11:30.

Per Josephine: "We would love the community to join us as we say goodbye."

The church will be making way for some sort of yet-specified new development.

Previously.