LOWER MANHATTAN — With new developments — and rent rates — rising, the turnover of small businesses continued in Lower Manhattan in 2015.
Here are some of the longtime business that closed over the past year:
Maslow 6
211 W. Broadway
Closed January 2015
The wine shop, a local favorite known for its rare and local wines, closed after six years in business. After an adjacent wine bar shuttered, the owner couldn’t afford to keep the space.
Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick St.
Closed June 2015
An iconic TriBeCa theater, and the longtime home of the Tribeca Film Festival, quietly shuttered in June, as plans to redevelop its building moved forward. The theater was a neighborhood staple for 12 years.
Tribeca Pizzeria
378 Greenwich St.
Closed April 2015
The local pizza shop, in business for 20 years, was forced to close because of an impending rent hike. Since last year, a strip of neighboring stores on Greenwich Street, between Harrison and North Moore St., part of the Independence Plaza complex, have shuttered, as leases are expiring and rents are jumping. Neighboring Tribeca Deli also closed in January 2015. Food Emporium, on the same strip, shuttered this year as well.
Bubble Lounge
228 W. Broadway
Closed February 2015
After 20 years, the once popular Tribeca lounge that featured hundreds of types of champagne, popped its last bottle in February.
Dylan Prime
62 Laight St.
Closed August 2015
The neighborhood steakhouse closed its doors over the summer, the Tribeca Citizen reported, after more than 10 years serving up its American fare.
Imperial Coffeehouse
108 Chambers St.
Closed April 2015
The old-school, greasy spoon diner was forced out in anticipation of a new development. The one-story space was bought for $17 million in April, Crain's reported.
Kitchenette
156 Chambers St.
Closed June 2015
After 21 years, the cozy comfort food restaurant also closed because of soaring rents. The owner expressed her sadness on Facebook, and thanked her loyal customers. "Thank you all for all the wonderful memories and meals we have shared. Manhattan landlords and the city of Manhattan don't allow for mamma businesses to thrive anymore," she wrote. The eatery's uptown branch, near Columbia University, remains open.
Trinity Boxing Club
110 Greenwich St.
Closed September 2015
The longtime boxing gym, a beloved fitness center for 11 years, was forced to shutter after its landlord doubled its rent.
Hands On! 19 Warren Street Closed December 2015
The music school for kids has been in the same TriBeCa location for more than 15 years, but was pushed out by a rent hike. The owners still have a location on the Upper West Side.
Soon to Close
Raccoon Lodge, a 33-year-old dive bar, and seven other businesses are shuttering along the same block in TriBeCa. Read more about the owners here.
