The auction block, that is. After many projected opening dates, the last of which we noted here, we now have word from Raanan Geberer in The Eagle that because of its owner’s default on a mortgage it is to be auctioned to satisfy foreclosure. Thanks to reader Cassie Von Montague for the link to the […]
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Inside the Hotel Bossert with Montague BID
You may recall earlier this week, Claude reminded us that today is Small Business Saturday and the Montague BID would be hosting a “selfies with elves” event at none other than the lobby of the storied Hotel Bossert. We won’t get into the 7+ years long, at times heart-warming, always intriguing, and unendingly mysterious saga of the Bossert. It’s […]
Bossert Blues
Like the refugees in Casablanca, those eagerly awaiting the re-opening of the Hotel Bossert must wait…and wait…and wait… As Brooklyn Eagle reported last week, the scheduled soft opening last month didn’t happen (again). Reporter Lore Crohan couldn’t track down anyone willing to offer any explanations, trying to contact a variety of people associated with the Chetrit Group, which […]
An Imminent Opening for the Bossert?
Can it be true? Can the long-awaited grand–and I do mean grand–re-opening of the Bossert finally be upon us? The Brooklyn Paper says, yes, indeed. Or, maybe. Fen Hotels, which runs dozens of hotels across Latin America and a handful in the United States, will be the operator of the landmarked Montague Street hotel and […]
Summer Has Come And Gone: Hotel Bossert Yet to Re-Open
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s “Eye on Real Estate” has been following the progress of The Hotel Bossert gut-renovation. The project underway is to include 279 guest rooms and a rooftop restaurant. Back in March they reported the “Waldorf-Astoria of Brooklyn” re-opening had been pushed back to this summer. Yet, here we are one week away […]
Hotel Bossert Won’t Reopen Until 2015
The Brooklyn Eagle reported Friday that the historic Hotel Bossert, which has been under renovation since June of 2013, will not reopen until 2015. The 280-room Bossert—acquired in 2012 by David Bistricer and Joseph Chetrit—is in the midst of an extensive renovation to restore the crown jewel of Brooklyn Heights hotels to its former glory. […]
Brooklyn Heights Locals Bullish About The “New” Bossert Hotel
The unveiling of the “new” Bossert Hotel, purchased from the Watchtower by developer David Bistricer in 2012, is still a year away. However that’s not stopping brokers, merchants and business leaders around Montague Street from being very bullish about the building’s evolution.
Calm Before The Storm: Bossert Hotel Awning Taken Down
As winds are expected to reach 40 to 60 mph from Hurricane Sandy on Monday, the Hotel Bossert on Montague Street is taking no chances. Early Sunday afternoon, its cup-shaped awning was wisely removed… Stay tuned for more images as the storm mounts. (CT)
If The Bossert Indeed Becomes A Hotel Again, Here’s Your Rooftop View
During the Community Board 2 Land Use Committee hearing June 20, the Bossert was approved to return to its status as a hotel (it now goes before the full Board). Among plans that buyer David Bistricer has in mind for the newly “sophisticated and upscale” hotel are a first-class restaurant and intimate dining on the […]
Hotel Bossert To Become Dorm Bossert
A tipster alerted us to this news item on The Real Deal blog about the imminent sale of Hotel Bossert: R.A.L. Companies & Affiliates is expected to buy the former Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague Street for $92 million and turn it into student housing, according to Robert Levine, president and CEO of R.A.L. Companies […]
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