According to an article in The Observer, rock-and-roll hairstylist April Barton’s rent on her salon, Suite 303, is being increa
sed to a whopping $30,000 a month! And she doesn’t even have a storefront. Apparently BD (or their financial backers) thinks it can make more money renting the space nightly as a hotel room.
April has been here since 1995, becoming an integral part of the Chelsea dynamic, and it would be a shame to lose her. Luckily, her lease runs through September 2009, and who knows with will happen by that point. We could all be gone — or BD itself could be gone!
Anyway, April is not alone. A couple of months ago we spoke with another retail tenant, Dentist Peter Ferro, about his plans for the future. We’ll post that interview shortly.
(Photo: Chris Schott)
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2 responses to “Retail Tenants of Chelsea Hotel Come Under Fire”
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$30,000 a month? What’s the current rent she’s paying?
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30,000? Don’t they recognize the art, cachet and personality April brings to the hotel? And she’s a good member of the community too — she used to feed Hiroya when he was broke and I think she bought some of his art as well.
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