In our story yesterday about the upcoming Jane Hotel from hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode, we largely focused on the micro-rooms that would be opening up in mid-August (does that qualify as an oxymoron? Anything with the word "large" next to "micro-rooms" must be.)
However, you aren't going to want to hole up in your room here--not when there will be so much action going on downstairs, upstairs and below stairs.
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We were lucky enough to get a guided tour of the work-in-progress that is The Jane Hotel from none other than the supercool hotelier himself, Sean MacPherson.
While much of the place is still under construction as it transforms from rundown SRO housing to the budget-chic Jane, we were still able to see just how interesting this place will be when it opens.
We say interesting because if you know Sean MacPherson's work, along with his partner Eric Goode, they aren't in the business of building sterile, white boxes for people to spend the night. Although, it's funny we should say boxes....
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No, this is not a set from "The Darjeeling Limited." It's Sean and Eric's new hotel!
As we all know The Hotel Riverview has been undergoing renovations to transform the place from old-timey mariners' boarding house to a sleek new boutique hotel from hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode.
And last we heard the hotel was going to be a sort of Japanese-style love hotel for New York. Which turns out to be somewhat true.
Here are the exclusive inside pics of what will be called The Jane Hotel, where 50-sq.ft. rooms will start at the unheard-of-for-NYC budget price of $99.
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Ask and you shall receive. In a story the other week about the possible cold war thaw between feuding hoteliers Gregory Peck and Matt Moss (actually, that was just wishful thinking. The frenemy war rages on still), we asked for a copy of the Page Six magazine featuring some of NYC's hottest hoteliers.
And a kind soul sent us a copy!
In it, you see Jason Pomeranc (with ever-present arm candy/fashion publicist/girlfriend Ali Wise), Matt Moss and Greg Peck (totally did not pose together), scary Sean MacPherson and partner Eric Goode, the ever-dapper Andre Balazs, grunge hotelier Alex Calderwood of the Ace Hotel brand and chefs/restauaranteurs Todd English and Ken Friedman.]]>
The other week on our way to the ill-fated Universal Studios in Hollywood, we rode by the Magic Castle Hotel which will soon be converted into some hip hotel project from hotelier Sean MacPherson.
We haven't heard much since our last post on this hotel so look at this snapshot not for what it is, but for what it will be--probably a groovy but kind of scary boutique hotel. Have you seen Sean Mac's picture? And if you've been to the Magic Castle, you will know what we are talking about. ]]>