Just below Houston Street between Allen and Orchard, the fun has begun for 60 Thompson hotelier Jason Pomeranc's massive Lower East Side hotel/spa project. CityRag snapped some photos (above), noting, "The Lower East Side has put up with a lot of crappy gentrification, but this seriously scares us," while Tale of Two Cities assesses the probable winners (crappy soccer-themed bar Maradonna!). Finally, SLNY adds to the drumbeat with a big-picture Jason update:
MR. A60 (pomeranc's case to succeed schrager as laser light show czar)
allen st -- construction underway on hotel on riv ii
60 thompson -- thom bar to be receiving makeover in good time
6 columbus -- slated for summer 05Good times never hurt so bad.
· Demise of the LES: Pomeranc's Allen St. Fuckover begins [CityRag]
· Allen's Big Dig Begins [Tale of Two Cities]
· SLNY The Pretentious* 3/31/05 [SLNY]
· Pomeranc's Allen Street Hotel Domination [Curbed]