New Retail Tenant at The Smith
File under: The more things change, the more they stay the same. The building that houses The Smith condos and The Nu Hotel finally has landed a retail tenant and it ain’t gonna make the anti-jail contingent very happy. As per a few different tipsters yesterday, a brand spankin’ new bail bonds business appears to…
File under: The more things change, the more they stay the same. The building that houses The Smith condos and The Nu Hotel finally has landed a retail tenant and it ain’t gonna make the anti-jail contingent very happy. As per a few different tipsters yesterday, a brand spankin’ new bail bonds business appears to be preparing to open in one of the new spaces. Can’t be good for hotel business. GMAP
Dear bxgrl,
I know there have been bail bondsmen in the area for years- in fact there were more when the jail was in full operation. Did they cause problems in the area? I don’t know and neither do you. Crime was higher.
I’m not going to spend the rest of the day explaining why I,a father worried about his children’s safety, a husband worried about his wife’s safety,and a home owner worried about his only large investment’s value,am less than thrilled about this new business on my street.
As I said, the landlord has the right to rent this space to this tenant,but its location in this particular building which owes its existence to community activism and has provided unusual benefits to its developer is a slap in the face to my community.Let other neighborhoods be warned about Mr. Boymelgreen.
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Carol, are you seriously recommending that people watch “Dog the Bounty Hunter?” Why would you wish such displeasure upon anyone? His haircut make my nose bleed…
crafty- I lived on Schermerhorn and in the BH area for over 25 years and there were always bail bondsmen around. And they never caused any trouble. It can’t be a setback since essentially bail bondsmen have always been around. So again. considering the courts are right there, what’s the problem?
Dear BH76,
The IBEC and Hamlin buildings have no vacancies and the Boymelgreen building was completed at least a year ahead of them at a more desirable location.
Dear bxgrl
I grant you that a bail bondsman/bounty hunter is a legitimate business, and that the building owner has every right to rent them the space. I think its obvious that the vast majority of people (except for those trying to be “down” in some way)would view the arrival of this particular business as a pretty depressing development in their own neighborhood.
I have lived on State st. for over 20 years. There have been advances and setbacks.This is a setback, especially considering the history of this building as I have already described.
crafty: There are ground floor vacancies all over the city — including Atlantic, Smith etc. It is not all greed. It is a real estate cycle.
Very interesting article, i disagree. Thanks.
whatever above poster (hate saying name cuz it ruins the flow and meaning of a post…) but i think having bail bondsmen is a good thing. if hypothetically someone put a flaming poopoo bag on someone’s doorstop then got arrested but couldnt afford bail, a service like this is great. what, sit in jail til it’s time for a court date? um no.
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