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One reader noticed some “hubbub” at the building next to Park Cafe on 7th Avenue between Berkeley and Union on Saturday. The building has been empty for at least a year and a half, and it caught fire about a year ago, “which caused the Park Cafe fire/security alarm to wail for more than an hour in the late evening.” According to the tipster:

The entrance was taped off with yellow police tape, there was some kind of dirt or debris out in front that a guy was cleaning up with a shovel, and there were two detective types with badges in an SUV with blinking lights out front for a while. I don’t know what happened, but it did make me curious about the ownership, and even about the fire.

Anybody know what’s up with this building?
Photo by Syd P


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  1. that building is for sale (the boarded up one on the corner that used to be a club or whatever)

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    $5,750,000
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    Block: 1076
    Lot: 1
    Lot/Floor Size: 25′ X 97.83′
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    Stories: 5
    Building Size: 10,400 s.f. (approx.)
    Zoning: R6A with a C1-4 Overlay
    Assessment: $223,920 Class 2
    R.E. Taxes: $27,757 paid by tenant
    Year Built: 1920
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    Classification: C7
    Air Rights: N/A
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  2. do you mean the bar on the corner of 2nd, on the side with Pinos? i can’t remember what it was called, but it’s been owned by Mrs. Nash for at least 20 years. she’s very sweet, but a bit odd. she didn’t want to pay heat, so it was only open in warm weather (and there were no tenants upstairs). she also owns a building on 2nd between 6th and 7th, in the middle of the block, where she lives.

  3. A much bigger question: what is up with the building that has been abandoned for years on 7th Ave at 2nd St, across from 2nd St Cafe? It used to have a youth-oriented bar with on the ground floor with live music.