Manhattan's Lower East Side continues its ascendance as the borough's hippest neighborhood: It's seeing a "significantly higher price point" and "a very different audience," especially when compared to neighboring East Village, said Jeffrey Schleider, of Miron Properties.
"The East Village is post-collegiate frat boy, where the Lower East Side is cool, artistic, fashion," he said, noting how one of the buildings they run in the area has attracted art dealers, kids of famous actors and others.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Noted
Among the observations on the NYC real-estate market via a piece published this evening at DNAinfo:
Avenue A Copy Center is now open (on Avenue A)
The Copy Center opened today at 47 Avenue A between East Third Street and East Fourth Street (in the retail space of the Ageloff Towers) … and from the look of the Grand Opening banner, it appears that the shop does a little bit of everything — business cards, brochures, menus, flyers and postcards…
As we understand it, the Copy Center is run by the folks who own the Essex Card Shop at 39 Avenue A.
The space was home to Galleria J. Antonio, who reopened in a smaller storefront two doors down in August.
Chef Wylie Dufresne's former Alder space for rent on 2nd Avenue
[Photo by Vinny & O from Sept. 14]
After two-and-a-half years in business, Chef Wylie Dufresne closed Alder, his well-regarded bistro at 157 Second Ave., at the end of August.
As far as we understand, Dufresne never provided a reason for the closure, which took some fine-food watchers by surprise. (Eater, who first reported the news on Aug. 3, theorized that "it sounds like a rent hike might have something to do with it.")
Now the space between East Ninth Street and East 10th Street is on the market. Here are details via the listing at Sinvin:
Description:
• Gorgeous, brand new, custom, million dollar renovation built for a Michelin chef
• Fully built and equipped restaurant
• Full 2 am liquor license to be transferred
• Vibrant late night neighborhood in the heart of the East Village on the best block of Second Avenue
• 56 seats plus 15 at the bar and outdoor seating for 16
• Formerly Alder
Term:
8.5 years (possible extension to 10 years)
Price:
$17,389/month
Key Money:
$395,000
Commission is co-broke of 16% of the key money
Well, there will likely be plenty of commenters to take exception to the listing saying that this stretch here is "the best block of Second Avenue."
No. 157 was previously the address for several restaurants before Alder opened in the spring of 2013, including Plum … and Cafe Brama.
At Clash City Tattoo
Clash City Tattoo opened late last month at 273 E. 10th St. between First Avenue and Avenue A. EVG contributor Stacie Joy recently stopped by to meet owner and proprietor Barry "Baz" Shailes ...
I showed up to watch Baz, who has been a tattoo artist for 16 years, ink a cover-up piece on James Peterson, a partner at Tompkins Square Bagels. Baz welcomed me from behind his tiki-bar reception station into the red, black and white space, where the likes of the Cramps and (no surprise!) the Clash were playing on the sound system.
Baz left his last employer, New York Hardcore Tattoo on Stanton Street, to open his own place with the help of his wife. The two looked at many spaces, but felt as if this block was especially vibrant, and with the added bonus of Tompkins Square Park being so close.
While working on a cover-up or reworking of a sugar skull tattoo on James, Baz spoke about a variety of topics, such as single-use and vegan inks and harm-reduction. He feels education is more important than penalization, and wishes that online sellers like Amazon and eBay would stop peddling inking machines to unlicensed, untrained people who do tattoos from their kitchens or basements.
On Stanton Street, Baz said that he would often get the drunk brunch crowd stopping by, though they most often balked at the price.
In general, Baz, a Liverpool native, says that he tries to steer people away from names (although he and his wife have their names inked on each other), and first-timers away from visible ink on their hands, faces and necks. He laments that people are still judged in society for things like tattoos. A lot of people just get one because they "look fucking cool," he says.
Baz even gave his mother a tattoo — a scorpion on her shoulder, before noting that women have a higher pain threshold than men and cheerfully announced, "Men are pussies. Men pass out, women don’t."
Allied Hardware makes impending closure official on 2nd Avenue
Earlier this year, when Icon Realty became the new owner of 57 Second Ave., a reliable source told us that the two retail tenants here between East Third Street and East Fourth Street would be closing in the months ahead.
Alex Shoe Repair shut down at the end of July. The cobbler had been paying $4,000 in monthly rent. The new asking price is $14,000 a month.
Now Allied Hardware has posted closing signs … with sales on everything (but keys) …
We're not sure what the family who runs Allied pays in monthly rent. According to the listing at the Icon website, the new asking rent is $26,000 … with a space "perfect For: Restaurant, bar, clothing store, salon, and all general retail uses."
Previously on EV Grieve:
57 Second Ave. hits the market for $30 million
Reader report: Icon Realty new owner of 57 Second Ave.
Last day for Alex Shoe Repair on 2nd Avenue
A reminder about Rainbow Music closing at the end of the month
In case you wanted one last look at the stacks of CDs, DVDs and cassettes at Rainbow Music… the store at 130 First Ave. near St. Mark's Place is closing on Sept. 30…
As previously reported, the proprietor, the Birdman, is retiring and closing his 17-year-old store.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Noted
If not, then you can watch the video and read an interview with the man who shot it at DNAinfo here. (Matt Little was returning to Bushwick after working at Upright Citizens Brigade on Avenue A.)
Meanwhile, The New Yorker has an essay from the pizza rat — Paul, who has lived in the East Village his whole life. (Four months.)
A mural for 7th and B
As previously noted, GRIMACE and Pablo Ancona started working Saturday on a collaborative mural on East Seventh Street at Avenue B (commissioned by the building's co-op board)…
Derek Berg caught the work at the very beginning…
… and yesterday afternoon, Stacie Joy stopped by for an update…
… and a look at the finished work…
The last record store on St. Mark's Place is closing
[EVG file photo]
Sounds is shutting down soon at 20 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. The final sale is on now.
There's not much left inside…
[Photo from Saturday by Jeff Stache]
The shop has been around longer than we expected. News of the impending closure first arrived in February 2014.
The second-level retail space remains on the market. There isn't any mention of the rent on the listing.
Sounds joins the ranks of other CD/record shops that have closed on (or near) St. Mark's Place in recent years ... Joe's CDs, 13 CDs, Venus Records, Mondo Kim's, Smash, Norman's, Rockit Scientist Records...
Updated 4 p.m. — You can read some history of Sounds via this HuffPost article from 2010.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Soon, there won't be any record stores on St. Mark's Place, and that sucks
You can check out the other record stores in the neighborhood, including Good Records NYC ... Turntable Lab ... A-1 Records ... Other Music ... Academy Records ... Rainbow Music (until Sept. 30)...
The former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office continues slow march toward demolition
Workers erected the sidewalk bridge and scaffolding on the East 13th Street side of the the former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office two weeks ago.
They did the same on the East 14th Street side on Friday and Saturday…
As previously noted, an 8-story retail-residential building — featuring 114 apartments — will eventually rise here.
The PO closed in February 2014, though some frustrated patrons wish it had been demolished sooner.
No word just yet what impact the sidewalk bridge will have on the building's western corner…
Previously on EV Grieve:
UPDATED: Did you hear the rumor about the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office branch closing?
Report: Closure of the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office is pretty much a done deal
First sign of more development on East 14th Street?
Asbestos abatement to begin at former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office
Davey drill arrives ahead of rumored development at former East 14th Street post office
Former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office slated to be demolished
The former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office will yield to an 8-story residential building
New residential building at former 14th Street PO will feature a quiet lounge, private dining room
The former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office closer to demolition
Construction watch: 356 E. Eighth St.
The townhouse at 356 E. Eighth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D had been on and off the market in recent years (here and here).
The listing pitched the space for "high-end apartments or a luxury home."
Now it appears the new owner — an LLC that shares the address with M Development in Queens — opted for the apartment route. Recently approved work permits show that the existing 4-level structure will receive two new floors and a mezzanine.
Here's the all-cap DOBese:
FILED HEREWITH PLANS AND APPLICATIONS TO ADD A SIX STORY HORIZONTAL REAR ENLARGEMENT AND A THREE STORY + MEZZANINE VERTICAL ENLARGEMENT WITH SIX FAMILIES TO AN EXISTING FOUR STORY, THREE FAMILY BUILDING.
And here's a look at the rendering on the plywood…
Condo conversion or single-family home among the possibilities for 35 E. 7th St.
The townhouse between Second Avenue and Cooper Square is new to the market.
Here's a look at the listing from Halstead:
...the location couldn't be better for an end-user, investor, or developer looking for an opportunity in the heart of one of the most sought-after parts of the city. Located just a half block east of charming Cooper Square and less than 400' from 2nd Ave, the property is a perfect centerpiece to the vibrant neighborhood. With turn-of-the-century details on a shady section of the street, you'd be hard pressed to find a more quintessential downtown Manhattan property with substantial upside.
The 25' wide property consists of 5 units, 4 of which are free market and 1 of which is rent controlled. Two of the free market tenants have no lease. With a max FAR of 4, the property offers approximately 2,000 additional buildable SF. Unlock substantial upside via increased rents and/or additional rentable square footage, take advantage of this prime condo conversion opportunity, or convert to an incredible single family home.
Price: $5.7 million
No. 35 is the second townhouse on this block to hit the market this past week, joining No. 25.
Juice Press is up to something on East 1st Street
There are some new messages on the windows of the empty boutique next to the flagship Juice Press … here on East First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue…
The writing on the door reads…
"The East Village is the only hope I have left of being fucking cool. This store is the incubator for my next food concept. I hope I don't fail."
And!
Not sure what any of this is supposed to mean. Before opening the East First Street shop in 2010, JP founder Marcus Antebi put up signs announcing a Robot Daycare and NY Academy of Mime, among other things, coming soon.
Perhaps this space will serve as JP's test kitchen. They lost that space when JP closed the location on East 10th Street near Avenue A in the spring after the landlord — Steve Croman — apparently continued to drag out repairs in the building.
Raccoon sighting on Avenue A
The new marquee went up last week at 206 Avenue A, where a bar-cocktail lounge is opening in the former Common Ground space between East 12th Street and East 13th Street.
We haven't heard too much about the new establishment just yet. Last November, the proprietors of The Garret — a rather hidden cocktail lounge above a Five Guys on Bleecker Street — went before the CB3/SLA committee for a new liquor license for the address.
However, CB3 denied the application, citing concern from neighbors and the applicant's inexperience operating a business, among other reasons, according to the minutes (PDF!) of that month's meeting.
Apparently the owners were able to secure a license directly from the State Liquor Authority.
The Garret's menu on Bleecker Street includes a slate of draft beers (priced $7 to $9) and house cocktails with names like A What What and Missus Wheeler ($14-18). As for the raccoon in a bow tie on the sign, the Garret has a character named Rocco on its website.
Common Ground closed at the end of April after 10 years in the location.
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