Entertainment venue planned for 1200 Chestnut; zoning meeting Oct. 13

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Entertainment venue planned for 1200 Chestnut; zoning meeting Oct. 13

POSTED: Monday, October 11, 2010, 5:20 PM

Filed Under: Gifted | Openings

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Paul Giegerich, who owns Fort Washington-based game manufacturer DMI Sports (specializing in billiards, darts, table tennis, etc.), hopes to bring an ambitious billiards, restaurant/rooftop lounge and banquet space to the long-dormant bank building at 1200 Chestnut Street by next year. The plans for the concept are outlined in detail on 1200 Bank's site Giergerich, who co-founded NYC's Amsterdam Billiard Club, and a team of partners are aiming to build at 5,000-square-foot rooftop lounge (bottom rendering); a "gilded" ground-floor lobby area featuring billiards and other games; and a mezzanine level that will boast a bar and restaurant. The thrust of the food concept is still in negotiations, but the principles are in discussions with local restaurateurs to take on the dining contract (Stephen Starr's name has come up). They're also toying with the idea of establishing an in-house chef/culinary team. But let's not get ahead of ourselves before any of the 1200 Bank team's high-end plans can be set in motion, they must run the gamut of community and city meetings. There's a zoning hearing, open to the public, scheduled for this Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. on the 18th floor of 1515 Arch. The project is tentatively slated for a fall 2011 debut.

Dan

Posted 2010-10-11 15:26:44

I live at 12th and Pine. Anyone who objects to this is either: (a) An old coot knee-jerk nimby; (b) A business that unwarrantedly fears competition (Lucky Strike I'm looking at you); and/or (c) is looking for a pay-off.

I have heard objections about the noise? The bank is situated on a major artery (Chestnut) and currently houses at any time 4-10 homeless who purchased a fifth of the PLCB's finest and some tacquitos from 7-11 and now need a place for their inevitable excrement. This is not a quite residential neighborhood, but a blighted city block which has blocked progress from the 13th Street Midtown Village Gayberhood corridor.

If this fails with the zoning committee, it will fully demonstrate why this is a city of first class entrepreneurship and third class city government. The democrats in the city are simply a different breed of succubus then the progressives in NYC or Chicago. They are one of the prime reasons that we are losing this country to know-nothing tea baggers.

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