Storefronting: Adler Goes Village; Harlem Vintage Grows; Gotham Book Mart 'For Sale'


Friday, January 12, 2007, by BL

The Storefronting shocktroops have been out in full force this week; our thanks to the tipsters who help keep our intel fresh. Seen a store opening or closing in your neighborhood? Drop a line to tips@curbed.com.

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1) West Village: A Curbed correspondent emails, "New Jonathan Adler store, corner Greenwich Avenue & Charles Street (above). This will change Greenwich Avenue considerably." [Storefronting Inbox]

2) Midtown East: Things go from bad to worse at another longtime independent bookstore, per another tipster: "They've had a 'gone fishing' sign up on the door at Gotham Book Mart for a while now, but today there's an entirely different sign. There is a 'For Sale' sign that takes up the entire main window of the store. Does anyone know anything about what is going to happen to the store?" [Storefronting Inbox]

2007_01_restrain.jpg3) Chinatown: For those who love the phrase "barber shop brothel" as much we do, Daily Intel reports, "Good Friends Barber Shop, at 72 Forsyth Street, was closed under the Nuisance Abatement Law after detectives made three arrests: one in February 2006, after a female employee offered an unlicensed massage for $45, and two more in September, when a manager offered an undercover cop a massage plus a sexual act for $90." [Daily Intel]

4) Harlem: "The owners of the Harlem Vintage wine store have signed a lease for the space next door - the last vacant space in the building. Renovation of the space will begin in the next couple months and expect the wine bar to open by the summer." [Storefronting Inbox]

5) Harlem: An urgent reader query regarding a previous Storefronting item: "Can you please post any info and/or news sources about the new hotel that will be constructed on Frederick Douglass Blvd and 124th St (Central Harlem)? There used to be an Associated Supermarket there. I'm curious about it especially as I may need to book a block of hotel rooms for our nuptials (reception near there)." [Storefronting Inbox]


Filed under Manhattan: Greenwich Village, Manhattan: Harlem/Morningside Heights, Manhattan: Lower East Side, Manhattan: Midtown East/Kips Bay, Retail,

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Comments (10 extant)

1.

I have a link to a Newday article over on my site about the property at 124th and 8th Avenue. No mention of the hotel chain that will be taking over the space in the article.

By Uptown at January 12, 2007 12:45 PM

2.

I have no idea why the cop didn't take the deal for $90.

By Adam at January 12, 2007 12:58 PM

3.

Sorry, it was actually an article from the NY Sun:
http://www.nysun.com/article/44736?page_no=1

By Uptown at January 12, 2007 1:26 PM

4.

The guy who wrote this article has made such egregious mistakes about Harlem real estate in the past that I seriously question every single fact he includes in his articles.

By anon at January 12, 2007 2:00 PM

5.

Is your wedding in the next 2-3 years? There's no hotel currently being constructed at 124th and Fred Douglass right now as far as I know. Call me crazy but it's probably better to think about rooms at a real hotel than a rumored one.

By anonymouse at January 12, 2007 2:24 PM

6.

Harlem wine bar, 40 oz beer and fried chicken

By Yo wassup Harlem at January 12, 2007 5:06 PM

7.

Hotel was maybe the abandoned Marriott project?
http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/09/06/News/LongDelayed.Tower.Scrapped-2258707.shtml?sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com

By Amy at January 12, 2007 6:41 PM

8.

#6 you are an ignorant ass

By fu at January 12, 2007 7:51 PM

9.

In regards to the Chinatown barber shop in item #3...I think the cop misunderstood when the barber asked him if he wanted a cut AND blow.

By Malicon at January 13, 2007 10:45 PM

10.

#7...no, they were two different projects. Marriot was to be at Park Avenue and 125th while the 80 room hotel is planned at 124th and Frederick Douglass.

By Upper Crust at January 16, 2007 12:07 PM




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