
Late last month we heard a rumor that the BP station and MRM Auto Repair at 24 Second Ave. at East First Street would close in the coming weeks.
This has been confirmed. On Saturday, workers were hauling away equipment for MRM …

… which is relocating to West 38th Street …


A BP employee told us that the gas station and snack shop will close by the end of the month.
As we've pointed out, the East Village will no longer have any gas stations within a year or so. In March, Hakimian Property filed plans to erect a 9-story mixed-use building on the site of the Mobil station on East Houston and Avenue C. (The station was expected to be open until next year.) And nearby, the BP station on East Houston and Lafayette will be home to a new luxury development one day.
As for what's next for the BP property on Second Avenue, the word is a boutique hotel. There aren't any building plans on file with the city at this time.
Previously on EV Grieve:
How much longer will the East Village have gas stations?
The East Village will soon be down to 1 gas station
The Mobil on Avenue C is still going strong — for now
You have a little longer to get gas on Avenue C
Plans filed for new 9-story building at site of Mobil station on East Houston and Avenue C
RUMOR: Gas station going, boutique hotel coming on Second Avenue? (31 comments)