Will Infamous Slope Ruin be Reborn?
A reader forwarded this listing to us yesterday with an email subject line that read “Can this be real??” Actually, there are at least a couple questions about its reality to ask: 1. Is it possible that renovations will occur at 187 7th Avenue in our lifetime? Despite being on a prime Slope corner, this…
A reader forwarded this listing to us yesterday with an email subject line that read “Can this be real??” Actually, there are at least a couple questions about its reality to ask: 1. Is it possible that renovations will occur at 187 7th Avenue in our lifetime? Despite being on a prime Slope corner, this one’s been in sorry shape for a loooong time. 2. Even though it’s got the whole location thing going for it, is $15K/month at all realistic for a space that probably hasn’t seen any sort of TLC in more than a decade? We can’t wait to find out!
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Maybe they’re figuring only $135/ft for the first floor and $45/ft for the basement/storage. I won’t hold my breath waiting for the bar/restaurant to open there.
Someone actually leasing the space would just enable the owner to hang on longer, rather than doing the sensible thing & selling to someone more sane & capable who can take care of the property.
Dont worry Rob, you’ll like jail. Free meals, free studio-sized living space, and you get to play Xbox/PlayStation. And shower perks.
BD – I knew it was the “stuff” they were selling and not the crazy rents….its the only possible explanation.
Who would rent it with the current landlord (unless ownership has somehow changed recently), let alone scaffolding? Part of renting means having a LL who is responsible for the premises. Heat? leaks? Water damage? I would have no faith that any problems would get resolved. Renting this is just buying yourself a bunch of legal fees and a loss of business/constructive eviction claim in six months.
Rob – would you say that if you lived next to it or near it?
I don’t see how anyone would rent this with all the scaffolding. Unless some work has been done, this place is missing a pretty big slice of it’s roof. You could see the sky if you looked through the windows on the upper floors. I would think the window falling had something to do with water getting inside…
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There should be a law that if a property is an abandoned eyesore for X number of years, then the city should have the right to condemn it
um no. that’s like saying ugly people should be locked up just for being ugly.
*rob*
Yes landlord, asking crazy rents makes for a model allowing the sale of reasonably priced goods/svcs being sold at a time like this, which is why no places have closed on 7th ave. (obviously some were selling stuff nobody wanted)
There’s a Stop Work Order and 24 open DOB violations and 21 open ECB violations.
Good luck renting that out.