Friday, May 20, 2011

Morrison Hotel becoming a PopMarket shop?

The Morrison Hotel gallery at 313 Bowery, the one-time home to the CBGB Gallery, has been on the market...

We spotted this sign on the front door...


PopMarket? Beta? Perhaps this is becoming a brick-and-mortar pop-up shop (sorry for using those terms!) for popmarket.com, which, according to its site, "is the ultimate shopping club for music fans offering its members limited-time private sales on the world's coolest music."

Well, it's better than a Starbucks! [Quickly ducking....]

Previously on EV Grieve:
Tenant wanted who can leverage the death of the Bowery

Copper Building looks to have a retail tenant now; big penthouse also in contract

Over at the Copper Building, the "condo for sale" signs are down...



We sent a note to the folks at Prudential Douglas Elliman about the space.


Meanwhile, I suppose that we can speculate. I'm guessing the space will either be a zine store specializing in unpublished writers or an egg shop.

Oh, and meanwhile! It looks like the last remaining unit here is under contract. And it's the big one, weighing in at $3.85 million.

This 4 bedroom 4 bathroom Penthouse is one of a kind. With soaring 22 foot high ceilings and an enormous private outdoor space, this duplex is unrivaled in East Village apartments. Upon entering the apartment, you are struck by sweeping views of southern Manhattan. You will truly feel on top of it all. The apartment features a state of the art chef's kitchen, which opens to the formal dinning room. With western exposure and towering 22 foot high glass windows, the living room will capture magnificent sunsets. When you ascend the wide oak staircase to the second floor you will find 2 additional bedrooms and 2 additional full bathrooms. This penthouse is part of an absolutely unique and exceptional building.


Eh, looks nice enough. Would be a lot cooler with a stainless-steel slide.

At 35 Cooper Square: 'It's a matter of days now'

EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams paid a visit to the demolition site of the historic 35 Cooper Square yesterday. He noted, "They moved in a big gun to the parking lot."


"It's a matter of days now."



Indeed. And on the plywood out front...

You are invited to 35 Cooper Square's funeral

From the EV Grieve inbox...


Join us and our colleagues on Wednesday, May 25 at 6 pm in front of 35 Cooper Square to mourn the loss of this 1825 Federal building and demand that the remainder of the historic Bowery gains protection now!

The Bowery Alliance of Neighbors has a list of 16 properties on the Bowery endorsed by Council member Margaret Chin – ranging from 1807 Federal townhouses to 20th century Beaux-Arts bank buildings - which need to be landmarked. Please join us in raising our voices to ensure that 35 Cooper Square is the last historic building on the Bowery to fall.

Bad Burger is hiring

Keith Masco's 24/7 diner at 171 Avenue A near 11th Street appears to be closer to opening... they're looking for help — all positions and shifts. So if you need a job...


You can read our earlier post about Bad Burger here.

The soundtrack for your East Village weekend!


Spotted for sale outside Ave. A Mini Market near 10th Street.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

East Second Street, 8:07 p.m., May 19

Cooper Union, 6:12 p.m., May 19

Soon, there'll be more hotel rooms than apartments on the Lower East Side

The long-idle development affectionally called the Orchard Hell Building on Orchard Street between Houston and Stanton will become a — ding! ding!290-room hotel, Crain's reports. Read the history of this space here at BoweryBoogie, Curbed and The Lo-Down.

[Photo via BoweryBoogie]

EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition

[Photo by Stephen Popkin]

Rock 'N' Roll High School director talks the Ramones (Village Voice)

Plans for the BP station on Houston and Lafayette (BoweryBoogie)

Why there's Twitter trouble at Stuy Town Lux Living (Lux Living)

Ghost sign vanishes in Chelsea (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)

"Ghostbusters" firehouse in danger of closing (Runnin' Scared)

More on the Bluebird switcheroo on East First Street (Serious Eats)

History of the Perp Walk (City Room)

NYC's anti-spitting law, circa 1896 (Ephemeral New York)

City approves Mars Bar demolition permit


We've been waiting for this one... The demolition permits to take down the building housing the Mars Bar are now on file, reports Off the Grid, the blog of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

The city approved them Monday.


So with this, Ray's temporary closure and the current demolition of 35 Cooper Square ... we've had better days.



Via Neighborhoodr.

East Village bars and restaurants with 0 violation points from the DOH

The DOH closure of Ray's this week really prompted this post. We often (or, maybe, always) write about the bars or restaurants that the DOH shutters.

So, what about all the places in the neighbor with spotless records? (Well, at least spotless as of their last inspection.) There are a good number of places with O violations points. (Also quite a few with just 2 violation points.)

Here's the list with 0 Violation points:

• Il Bagato and Il Postocanto on East Second Street

• Juicy Lucy on Avenue A

• Matilda on 11th Street

• Drop Off Service on Avenue A

• Yerba Buena on Avenue A (This comes after a bad score led to their closure in February.)

• Beauty Bar on 14th Street

• Something Sweet on First Avenue

• The Continental on Third Avenue

• Dunkin' Donuts on 14th Street

• Ella on Avenue A

• Numero 28 Pizzeria on Second Avenue

• Scarab Lounge on First Avenue

• Pinkberry on St. Mark's Place

• Brio Bar on Astor Place

And the DOH even makes the widget available for bloggers and who not...

A cleaner Ray's still not clean enough for the DOH

Speaking of Ray's Candy Store... We've heard from several residents who worked till the wee hours of the morning helping Ray clean up his shop after the DOH closure on Monday.

Unfortunately, despite an improvement, the cleaner space wasn't enough to pass muster with the DOH. As Bob Arihood reports at Neither More Nor Less, an inspector found more mouse droppings upon a return visit yesterday afternoon.

Also in front of Ray's — Jewels wiggles his dick at the NYPD. Bob has that post here.

356 E. Eighth St. back on the market

The building at 356 E. Eighth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D has been on the market a few times in recent years...



And the listing appeared again last Friday. It's now going for $3.75 million. Here are the details via Streeteasy:

AMAZING EAST VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE OPPORTUNITYPOSSIBLE OPTION TO CREATE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, OWNERS RESIDENCE PLUS INCOME, OR INVESTMENT PROPERTY. This historic townhouse is located on a beautiful tree-lined street, just a block away from Tompkins Square Park in the chic East Village! With approx. 3000sf already built, and 6211sf in total potential use, this is the ultimate investment opportunity. The building consists of 4 fair market apartments and a basement level. The current rent-roll potential is $144,000, but with minor renovations to each unit could reach $164,000 (potential cap-rate over 4%). The building borders a huge and beautiful planted garden offering views from the building’s east side. The lot size is 18.5 X 97.5 and the building is 18.5 X 40 with the potential to extend at least 25 additional feet from the back of the building (the first floor has already been extended). First floor: Owner’s bi-level floor thru with private deck and garden. Second Floor: 2 bedroom floorthru with one bath paying $3000/mo. Third Floor: 1 bed with home office, wide plank floors, amazing garden views paying $2600/mo. Third Floor: 2 bedroom, great views paying $2825/mo. BUILDING CAN BE DELIVERED VACANT WITHIN 90 DAYS. The annual taxes are an exceptionally low $1,139! BE THE THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWNHOUSE’S FIRST OWNER IN ALMOST 30 YEARS



Previous listings didn't mention anything about being delivered "vacant" though.

With restaurant approval, an end to the GIANT SUSHI ROLL photos on First Street

As I first reported on May 6, August Cardona, owner of Dell'Anima, L'Artusi and Anfora, is buying the Bowery Wine Company and expanding to the empty storefronts next door on East First Street.

On Monday day, the CB3/SLA committee approved this transfer. According to Eater: "They didn't say much about the food but spoke eloquently about their project: they want to be really good and active neighbors."

The good news here is that this means an end to the GIANT photos of the sushi rolls and ties that Avalon Bowery Place has subjected us to for the last few years.


It's just embarrassing.

Previously on EV Grieve:
August Cardona buying Bowery Wine Company, expanding next door

In case you miss the sun

Burn your retinas on this.


Seventh Street and Second Avenue one day not too long ago when the sun was coming up in the morning.

Can you 'adjust and grind?' — Van Leeuwen is hiring


The Van Leeuwen location on Seventh Street must be opening soon given the "immediate start" part.

Previously.

Joey Ramone would have been 60 today

And to celebrate ... at the Irving Plaza tonight...(I don't know if any tickets are left...)


And because you haven't seen this since the last time that I posted the clip...