Chef Todd English Gets Out of the Kitchen and Into the Great Jones Hotel
The NYC Construction-philes at Curbed recently checked out the new boutique hotel going up in NoHo on Lafayette Street--The Great Jones Hotel & Spa--and found that there is nothing really great about the hotel's building progress. Curbed writes:
When we last checked in on the long-time-coming Great Jones Hotel astride Lafayette Street in Noho back in February, we counted six floors above the existing two-floor structure. Now: only seven more floors to go before the scheduled February 2010 opening! Nearly six months later, a whopping five more floors have been added. Hmm.
The hotel is going to be very small with only 48 rooms, a spa (connected actually to the already existing Great Jones Spa), a lounge/restaurant/bar and some retail space.
And the emphasis here might be on the lounge/restaurant/bar space as we found out that celeb chef Todd English is the man behind this new hotel, according to NoHo News. Yup, add Todd English to the Hot Hoteliers list.
NoHo News also had posted some small renderings of the building when it's to be finished along with a flimsy lobby sketch that did not really show anything except some interesting lamps hanging from the ceiling.
Eater also noted Todd English's involvement with the project which has caused the community some concern because the block is already pretty oversaturated with bars and restaurants. More hearings on approval for a liquor license for the project are happening next month.
We know Todd English does some fine food (and $8 meals) but can the man really create an great hotel experience for guests? Of course, we'll be watching closely to see how he does.
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