Roosevelt Island Main Street Retail Town Hall Presentation By New Landlord Hudson/Related - Here's What Happened
The gloomy, dreary, depressing and empty presence of Roosevelt Island's Main Street retail corridor will soon be nothing more than a bad memory. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC), a NY State Public Benefit Corporation, that operated as the Landlord for our Main Street Stores turning Main Street into a replica of a commercial corridor in the former Soviet Union is now out of the Roosevelt Island retail business. RIOC has been replaced by a private sector developer, Hudson/Related, the developers of Southtown Riverwalk Buildings, as the Master Leaseholder for Main Street.
David Kramer, a principal of Hudson, and his retail team presented their vision of a revitalized and thriving Main Street last night at a Town Hall Meeting organized by the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA). Here's what Mr. Kramer had to say.
Following Mr. Kramer's remarks, Hudson/Related's architect and brand designer spoke of the physical changes they were considering for Main Street.
And then came a question and answer session with Roosevelt Island residents, organization leaders and merchants.
You Tube Video of Main Street Retail Town Hall Meeting (Part 4) Audio/Video is out of Synch
Will have more on this later.
UPDATE 10/22- Here are some before and possible after scenes of the new Roosevelt Island Main Street from Hudson/Related.
East Arcade Store Before
East Arcade Ice Cream Store After - wood ceilings, better lighting, open view of arcade.
West Side of the Street Before,
West Side of the Street After - appears to be a restaurant in the Cleaners Space.
East Arcade Corridor Before - dark, dreary and dirty,
View of East Side of Main Street From West Side of Main Street Before
and after. Open view of the East Arcade
