Comments on: LES Hotel Saturation: A Map

By: Nabe News: August 21 - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Nabe News: August 21 - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:25:42 +0000

[...] Looks like the Bowery will soon welcome another luxury hotel. Behold the cleverly-named Lower East Side Hotel; exact location is currently unknown, but renderings show that it could border the New Museum. The tower of glass will feature 220 “minimalistic” (read: small) rooms with see-through bathroom enclosures [EV Grieve; Previously] [...]

By: Eden Bee

Eden Bee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:19:00 +0000

Wow. I feel sick.

By: Stank Face

Stank Face — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:04:00 +0000

To Working-Class Roots,

Aren’t you bitter? Are you actually excited about increases in crime? I only live in dangerous neighborhoods because it’s real, yea.

By: Working-Class Roots(the real LES)

Working-Class Roots(the real LES) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:57:00 +0000

Dont worry this economic collapse will precipitate all these annoying kids to flee back home to Mommy and Daddy as the crime wave accelerates and city services deteriorate. That will take care of the redeveopment/Htel wave issue. The rest of us can return to life-as-normal.

By: boweryboogie

boweryboogie — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:37:00 +0000

Ken, I think the guy’s name is Jay Maisel. I’m sure he will sell, but probably not during this crisis.

By: cmwallwatcher

cmwallwatcher — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:50:00 +0000

Unbelievable. I bet there’s lots of constructiongraffiti in those buildings.

By: esquared

esquared — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:07:00 +0000

ugh.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:48:00 +0000

FYI- this map is incomplete.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Was there even one hotel in this area ten years ago? That developers have gone batshit crazy isn’t news, but this is absolutely unbelievable. I’m in shock.

By: EV Grieve

EV Grieve — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:55:00 +0000

Wow.

Well done, BB.