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Cherry Hill Gourmet Market A food market and cafe is going to open in lundys soon, but since the store owners are altering the building’s landmark interior and exterior, the landmarks preservation commission has issued a stop work order.

State Senator Kruger, held a news conference outside Lundy’s on Monday afternoon,  saying the store owners were “desecrating” the old building by placing a tile sidewalk out front and removing the old Lundy’s signs, planters and other artifacts.

He said that the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission had issued a stop-work order on construction at the site. John Weiss, the commission’s deputy counsel, said the order was issued last week because no permits had been given for work on the facade or on the sidewalk.

Both Senator Kruger and Theresa Scavo, the chairwoman of Community Board 15, said that Lundy’s should have been rented to another restaurateur.

The owner of the new gourmet market, David Isaev, said he was stunned by all the attention. Furious better described his mood when he arrived at Lundy’s after Senator Kruger’s news conference. He led a high-speed tour in and around the dilapidated building to show the effort he was making to restore it. Craftsmen had taken down the iron letters of Lundy’s sign, and were cleaning them with an iron brush, and there were new floors. Alexander Rabinovich, an architect working with Mr. Isaev, tried to explain the resistance to the food store. “They don’t want change,” he said.

Recently, Lundy’s removed their outdoor signage which is wrong (as well as a violation) because its protected as a landmark building.

There was a complaint made to the Department of Buildings and they did inspect. The complaint said that exterior was being removed. DOB determined that the “BLDG EXTERIOR NOT BEING REMOVED/RECONSTRUCTED.” So they resolved the complaint with no violation.

Their determination is technically right. However the complaint was wrong. The complaint did not say that the signage was removed.

I guess you can score one for new Lundy’s owner on this one. Even though I would rather see the existing signs up. I still hope they didn’t throw out those old signs.

Via Sheepsheadbites.com

Three sets of signs, over the doors and windows, on the Ocean Avenue side of Lundy’s have been removed. Lets hope they didn’t throw them out.

Being a landmark building, nothing can be done without specific permission from the Landmarks Preservation Commision.

The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commision is in charge of overseeing landmark buildings as well as the work done to them, CB 15 Chair Theresa Scavo expects to hear back from officials soon about the work.

[Frank Lynch]

via sheepsheadbites.com

We noted a few weeks ago that renovation of the Lundy’s space is underway; now we’re happy to bring you confirmation of the new tenant.

And the business that will be operating in the iconic building is… [cue drumroll]…

revealed here

Lundys in Sheepshead bay which has been closed since early 2007 and has stood since 1934, is currently being renovated to make way for a new gourmet food market and restaurant.

Lundy’s according to Steve Pappas, the building’s landlord, the as yet unnamed store is set to open early next year as a “Whole Foods” style market selling both international and organic products.

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Via NY Post

Deadbeat restaurants owe more than $14 million for health-code violations, and The Brooklyn landmark Lundy’s closed last year with a debt of $9,450

Lundys in Sheepshead bay which has been closed since early 2007 and has stood since 1934, is currently being renovated to make way for a new “Whole Foods” style gourmet food market and restaurant.

Via Courier Life

Lundys in Sheepshead bay which has been closed since early 2007 and has stood since 1934, is currently being renovated to make way for a new gourmet food market and restaurant.

Lundy’s according to Steve Pappas, the building’s landlord, the as yet unnamed store is set to open early next year as a “Whole Foods” style market selling both international and organic products.

Well Lundys has been officially closed for awhile now and now outback is in officially taking over the property.

from The Gowanus Lounge

Yesterday I was informed, from a source close to the landlord of Lundy’s that Outback Steakhouse has officially been in the process of taking over Lundy’s Restaurant and will turn it into an Outback. So far, a few calls to Lentek Realty and the landlord have yielded no calls.

From Courier-Life

Sheepshead Bay’s historic seafood restaurant is being liquidated.

After officially shutting its doors three weeks ago without warning, FWIL Lundy Bros.’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy status has been converted to Chapter 7, members of the Player’s Club, the current owners, told this newspaper this week.

The future of the restaurant, as well as all the equipment inside, has been left in the hands of a court-appointed trustee entrusted with divvying up its assets to a host of creditors the restaurant continues to owe.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity,… (more…)