Thursday, December 1, 2011
Vazac's has a new name... for today
Over on Seventh Street and Avenue B, Vazac's (or 7B ... whatever you prefer) has been renamed The Bushwhack (heh) for the day while crews film the NBC series "Smash."
Photo by Dave on 7th.
That was fast: New tenant already in place for the former Quantum Leap space
Jeez, Quantum Leap closed on Nov. 17. Workers at the vegetarian restaurant on First Avenue near 12th Street had told regulars that their landlord hiked the rent.
This morning, EV Grieve reader Gamelan notes that there's a new sign up for a Vietnamese eatery called Sao Mai. We don't even recall a "for rent" sign here.
So where's that horrible-looking hotel coming to 347 Bowery?
Of late it seems that all we do around here is chronicle buildings being demolished. Such as:
• 51 Astor Place
• 9-17 Second Avenue
• 74-76 Third Avenue
• 185-193 Avenue B
• 326-328 E. Fourth St.
• 316 E. Third St.
• 35 Cooper Square
• 331 E. Sixth St.
So what'sleft next?
Our money is/was on 347 Bowery at East Third Street, where that French guy is going to build a boutique hotel at the site of the Salvation Army's East Village Residence. Let's refresh your memory:
Oh, yeah — come to daddy!
On Jan. 12, the Post first reported that France’s Louzon Group bought the former Salvation Army building for $7.6 million with plans to turn it into a boutique hotel with one of their restaurants on the ground floor.
So, nearly 11 months later, we took a look at the DOB to see if Louzon had any permits on file for sidewalk sheds, complete demolition, etc. There is nothing on file. With the exception of someone removing the big Salvation Army sign a few months ago, the place looks pretty good for being vacant for three years.
(Off topic: Is there any address in the area that Wacky Wok hasn't left a menu?) In any event, awfully quiet here. Perhaps the French were scared off by the incoming 7-Eleven next door? To be continued.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reactions to new Bowery hotel: 'It would be cheaper and more useful just to blow up the building and leave a 30-foot crater'
Why do the French hate us?
• 51 Astor Place
• 9-17 Second Avenue
• 74-76 Third Avenue
• 185-193 Avenue B
• 326-328 E. Fourth St.
• 316 E. Third St.
• 35 Cooper Square
• 331 E. Sixth St.
So what's
Our money is/was on 347 Bowery at East Third Street, where that French guy is going to build a boutique hotel at the site of the Salvation Army's East Village Residence. Let's refresh your memory:
Oh, yeah — come to daddy!
On Jan. 12, the Post first reported that France’s Louzon Group bought the former Salvation Army building for $7.6 million with plans to turn it into a boutique hotel with one of their restaurants on the ground floor.
So, nearly 11 months later, we took a look at the DOB to see if Louzon had any permits on file for sidewalk sheds, complete demolition, etc. There is nothing on file. With the exception of someone removing the big Salvation Army sign a few months ago, the place looks pretty good for being vacant for three years.
(Off topic: Is there any address in the area that Wacky Wok hasn't left a menu?) In any event, awfully quiet here. Perhaps the French were scared off by the incoming 7-Eleven next door? To be continued.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reactions to new Bowery hotel: 'It would be cheaper and more useful just to blow up the building and leave a 30-foot crater'
Why do the French hate us?
Speaking of expensive things on the Bowery ...
Back in October, we pointed out John Legend's home that he was selling inside 52E4 — the 15 stories of condo on the Bowery and East Fourth Street. Unit #9 is on the market for $2.95 million.
Yesterday, #8 hit the market... a similar looking two-bedroom apartment (right next door?) with a $2.9 million price tag. (According to StreetEasy, the apartment originally sold in October 2009 for $2 million.)
You can read the Douglas Elliman listing here. You know the drill: FrenchOakfloorsaccentuatesleekMasterbathfeaturesLeaCeramiche&CiottilewallsventedLGW/D&custom closets...
We just want to look at the pictures.
Open house is Sunday from 1-2:30 p.m. Think that the pool is still open? Cannonball!
And how will the incoming hotel next doorblock impact the views here?
Yesterday, #8 hit the market... a similar looking two-bedroom apartment (right next door?) with a $2.9 million price tag. (According to StreetEasy, the apartment originally sold in October 2009 for $2 million.)
You can read the Douglas Elliman listing here. You know the drill: FrenchOakfloorsaccentuatesleekMasterbathfeaturesLeaCeramiche&CiottilewallsventedLGW/D&custom closets...
We just want to look at the pictures.
Open house is Sunday from 1-2:30 p.m. Think that the pool is still open? Cannonball!
And how will the incoming hotel next door
More on East Village backhouses
Tuesday's post on backhouses — via Off the Grid — piqued our curiosity about other such buildings in the neighborhood ... (A backhouse being residential structures that are separate from and located behind other buildings facing the street.)
We already had our eye on the one here that EV Grieve reader Spike mentioned... just east off Second Avenue between First and Second Street...
Apparently the entry is through 26 Second Ave. ...
Goggla pointed out that there is one off East Fifth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... another reader lived in one at 519 E. 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. There's also one at 325 E. 10th St., which you can see here.
We already had our eye on the one here that EV Grieve reader Spike mentioned... just east off Second Avenue between First and Second Street...
Apparently the entry is through 26 Second Ave. ...
Goggla pointed out that there is one off East Fifth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... another reader lived in one at 519 E. 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. There's also one at 325 E. 10th St., which you can see here.
Puddin' due next week on St. Mark's Place
We've been keepin' an eye on Puddin' ... (See our posts here ... and here.) According to the Puddin' website, the place is the creation of Clio Goodman, who worked at Café Boulud, Bar Boulud and Union Square Café before going into business as a private chef.
And according to a typically annoying writeup yesterday at Urban Daddy, Puddin' opens next week, but the pudding pops don't arrive until the spring.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
East 12th Street and Avenue A tonight: Waiting for the President to pass by
Our photographer friend Michael Sean Edwards was among the many stuck waiting at 12th Street and Avenue A tonight ... He passed along a few photos from the corner...
... and the money shot...
So what was the story? The NYPD wasn't letting anyone cross 12th Street from C to Fifth Avenue for nearly 30 minutes? One person told me that, though we weren't sure exactly what the wait time was...
... and the money shot...
So what was the story? The NYPD wasn't letting anyone cross 12th Street from C to Fifth Avenue for nearly 30 minutes? One person told me that, though we weren't sure exactly what the wait time was...
EV Grieve TV, 8:57 p.m., Nov. 30
At the end of Christmas in Rockefeller Center. Just curious who — or what — the Mayor spotted.
[Updated] All the President's motorcades
A few moments ago on East 12th Street... as President Obama zipped through town ...
Via @PatriciaSexton ...
... and a little video shot by @AndrewGothelf ...
...EV Grieve reader Robbie sent along these shots... the endless motorcade heading west...
... and an officer telling residents that they need to still inside their apartment building...
Previously.
Via @PatriciaSexton ...
... and a little video shot by @AndrewGothelf ...
...EV Grieve reader Robbie sent along these shots... the endless motorcade heading west...
... and an officer telling residents that they need to still inside their apartment building...
Previously.
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