Doing Mo Pitkin's Sideways: Did Someone Say Triplex?

Wednesday, September 5, 2007, by Joey

Today's bombshell in Page Six that Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction is on the market sent a brief shudder down our Judeo-Cuban-loving spines. But alas, we must find the strength to continue, because what we didn't know was that the gut-renovated Avenue A restaurant, bar and performance space—the majority of which is owned by Two Boots emperor Phil Hartman—has a "duplex penthouse apartment" on top. Surely this would yield some interest floor planage, and a trip over to the Walker Malloy commercial listings page confirms that suspicion. On first glance, the cross section makes that fourth- and fifth-floor duplex look awfully tiny, but the listing for the 22' x 76' building says that the third-floor office space is zoned for residential, meaning a buyer could turn Mo's into an even more interesting live/work space. Delivered vacant with a liquor license at an asking price of $5.9 million? Sounds like an East Village steal to us.
· E. Village Club Faces Curtain [Page Six]
· Listings: Walker Molloy [walkermalloy.com]
· Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction [mopitkins.com]

Filed under Bars & Nightlife, Commercial Real Estate, Manhattan: East Village, Real Estate For Sale, Restaurants, Mo Pitkin's

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Comments (4 extant)

Once again, we lose another cool interesting bar.

All because the rich people here want cool and interesting apartments.

Even if that means all the cool and interesting bars have to close.

Oh the irony.

By Anonymous at September 5, 2007 12:28 PM

Wow, this really sucks! Business seemed to be pretty good there so I'm quite surprised by this. I wonder where all the cool music and comedy shows they have there are gonna go?

By Gwin at September 5, 2007 1:34 PM

last time I was at Mo's the waitresses kept banging the door during the evening of cabaret, and then they propped the door open, which was worse, since there was a loud party in the front room going on at the same time .... their hearts may have been good, but their management left something to be desired.

By Diana at September 5, 2007 1:37 PM

I don't think anything too significant is being lost here. Mo Pitkin's was pretty much built for the rich noobs anon #1 is talking about. And it wasn't even there for two years, so I doubt anyone is going to miss it all that much anyway.

Not to say I'm all Nelson Muntz "HA ha!" over its closing, but this isn't CBGB -- the NY Post can take the handwringing down a notch.

By Avenue A @ 13th at September 5, 2007 2:25 PM