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Is Andre Balazs Busy Taking Over The Cooper Square Hotel?

Where: 27 Cooper Sq New York, NY, [map], New York, NY, United States, 10003-7107

It's only been eight months since the last Cooper Square Hotel scandal, involving a potential buyout by Grand Hotels. Now, a new rumor is circulating that Andre "Boom Boom" Balazs is looking to take over the property as soon as September 1.

An anonymous tipster alerted us to the takeover earlier today via email, and—in the context of all that has come before it—we don't find it entirely out of the question. After reports in June that Balazs was looking to partner up for a new hotel at JFK airport, we at least know he's looking outside the Standard bubble.

Oh, and the hotel's response to the rumor? "No comment."

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Mischa, Model, and a Project Runway Winner Spotted at The Cooper Square

Where: 27 Cooper Sq. [map], New York, ny, United States, 10003-7107

Our favorite celebrity sightings aren't recycled tidbits from TMZ, Perez Hilton, or the like, but those that come from our extended HotelChatter family. Whilst catching up with a fashionable New York woman-about-town earlier today, we were treated to a firsthand account of recent high-profile encounters, all taking place at Manhattan's Cooper Square Hotel.

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Cooper Square Hotel Not Until Summer

In all the hype about DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel and the transformation of the Hotel Riverview we had completely forgotten about another NYC hotel that's supposed to open soon, the Cooper Square Hotel.

The NY Times reported the other week that the hotel won't open until Summer. Previously, we had heard an April/May opening. Yet the delay is not too surprising to us since the development and construction of this hotel has had more drama than an episode of The O.C.

Meanwhile, the East Village Podcast has continued to poll readers on whether or not the Cooper Square Hotel looks like an enormous vibrator. So far 56 percent says yes but there's only been 18 votes so get in there and tell 'em what you think.

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