Bowery
‘Supreme’ Takes Over Germania Bank Building on the Bowery
Posted February 21, 2019 at 5:00 am
Supreme is now slinging skate fashion on the Bowery. The popular urban brand is temporarily holed up at the Germania Bank Building while its Lafayette Street flagship is upgraded. The move transpired within the last couple weeks, but the store officially reopens on the Bowery today. Supreme announced the news on its Instagram feed yesterday […]
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The ‘New Stand’ is Finally Ready to Take the Bowery
Last modified February 19, 2019 at 8:41 am
June 2017 It’s been almost three years since Patricia Field retired her Bowery fashion boutique and quietly relocated to Seward Park. While a replacement was ultimately found a year thereafter, mum has largely been the narrative at 306 Bowery. Until now. The so-called New Stand, which inked a ten-year deal on the 6,700 square-foot retail […]
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‘Esther & Carol’ Goes Dark After Less than 2 Years on the Bowery
Posted February 19, 2019 at 5:02 am
Esther & Carol had lofty goals for the southwest corner of Bowery and Broome. Barely two years after opening, the restaurant is now dark. Esther & Carol occupied a large swath of the Sohotel corner (the former Bacchanal), and was split in thirds – full service dining room, casual takeout window, and basement lounge with […]
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Bowery Demolition Site Hits Market for $26M
Posted February 15, 2019 at 5:00 am
One year ago, side-by-side three-story tenements comprising 139-141 Bowery were quickly demolished. The narrative at the time was that of a mixed-use replacement tower to rise in its place. Instead, it’s been crickets for much of the interim. Now, the double-wide property – measuring 50-by-100 feet – is on the chopping block for a hefty […]
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Wells Fargo Goes Full Monty on the Bowery
Posted February 14, 2019 at 5:00 am
Wells Fargo just fully revealed itself on the Bowery. Gone is the plywood shed and construction materials from the exterior of 276 Bowery. Here now is the unobstructed view of the latest bank on the Bowery. Not Chase, but a Wells Fargo, the first of its kind for the Lower East Side environs. Looks like […]
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After Years of Construction, this M103 Bus Stop Finally Returns to the Bowery
Posted February 13, 2019 at 5:09 am
The bus stop is back and it’s better than ever, hey-la, the bus stop is back. On the Bowery, that is. It took about three months of cage-rattling by neighbors before the city finally reinstated the northbound M103 bus stop on the Bowery, just north of Delancey. The new signpost was installed in the sidewalk outside […]
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Landmarked Bowery Savings Bank Building Heads to Auction, Could Fetch $50M+
Last modified February 12, 2019 at 9:57 am
[Updated below] The Bowery Savings Bank building could be the next domino to fall in the increasingly aggressive Bowery real estate market. The property at 130 Bowery went on sale yesterday for the first time in nearly twenty years. That the 32,000 square-foot space – currently home to the high-end Capitale catering hall – hit […]
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Former Bowery Restaurant Supplier to Sprout 5-Story Office Development
Posted February 7, 2019 at 5:07 am
Three years ago, a former restaurant supply shop on the Bowery changed hands. Now, unsurprisingly, the new owner – L3 Capital – has plans to redevelop the property. Approved permits on file with Department of Buildings indicate that the stout brick tenement at 216 Bowery is to remain – albeit unrecognizable – and sprout a […]
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‘Sage Kitchen’ Heads to the Bowery Next Month with Restaurant Marketplace
Posted February 6, 2019 at 5:04 am
Popular local catering company, Sage Kitchen, announced yesterday its plans for a new brick-and-mortar establishment on the Bowery. The five-year-old catering company recently took the vacated storefront at 352 Bowery for its venture, which includes both a fast-casual restaurant and complementary “lifestyle marketplace” with its specialized groceries. (Until last month, this space previously housed the […]
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Wells Fargo Plants a Bank Branch the Bowery
Posted February 4, 2019 at 5:00 am
If you woke up this morning thinking that what the Bowery really needs is another bank, then it’s your day. Wells Fargo just planted a flag a few steps south of Houston Street. Spot chosen for this bank branch is 276 Bowery, the store vacated by the trendy FitHouse gym last summer (they’re now in […]
