The Jane Hotel Now Facing Neighborhood Angst

September 24, 2009 at 4:43 PM | by juliana | Comments (2)

As if dealing with grumpy tenants wasn't enough, The Jane Hotel finds itself fighting another battle with folks who aren't too happy about its presence---the neighbors.

A blog and a Twitter feed called Nightmare on Jane Street have been setup to monitor/publicize all the crowds, events, and noise levels coming out of the Ballroom at the Jane Hotel. Example:

1:15 AM�Update: Once again a crowd of over 100 people has congregated in front of the Jane Hotel hoping to get in with dozens more loitering in front of 99, 111 and 130 Jane.� We counted six hotel employees in orange jackets lining the block from end to end attempting to manage the taxis�oddly, this doesn�t seem to have much of an effect on the noise.

Yet, this isn't just unnecessary griping. Nightmare on Jane Street has some solid ground to stand on. They cite that the hotel's liquor license was approved by the neighborhood's Community Board 2 on the basis that "music would be background only." But the Jane has been hosting some live music events as of late too. Last week's Fashion Week was a particularly crazy week for the hotel.

Gawker and Curbed have already commented on the Nightmare, with Gawker calling it a "great commentary on the nightly melee outside the front door which, face it, is all that most of us will ever see of the Jane."

Side note: we've always wondered if any of the people who get into the Jane hotel's private parties and events would actually spend the night there in one of the $99 micro-rooms with shared bathrooms down the hall? We don't think so.

So now the Jane Hotel has upset tenants and upset neighbors. We called hotelier Sean MacPherson this morning for a comment but he hasn't returned our call yet. But according to this now-killed article that was expected to run in the Times, the hotel's owners (including Richard Born of BD Hotels,) believe they are operating within their legal limits. Still, we're gonna go ahead and say we bet that rooftop bar won't be happening anytime soon.

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I live visrtually across the street from the hotel, and while I am not in love with the occassional curbside hustle-bustle at certain key hours, when limos etc. come and go, I have not found any noise situation which i swould consider over the line, in any way. i suspect that some people just can't deal with change, or think they have a divine right to be protected from life in NY.

Neighbors should be respected. I don't mean that people should complain about everything or nonsense but at least respect the sleeping hours. If not, just move the hotel to a crowdy space where they can make all the noise they want. Lara from venice hotels

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