NYC venue Downtime reopening as Rebel
“The real estate boom and rising rents in recent years have forced owners of live-music venues around Manhattan to shut their doors. Steven Ballinger, an owner of dance club Webster Hall, is singing a different tune: He is opening one of the few new live-music clubs in Manhattan. The 11,000-square-foot SCB Entertainment, at 251 W. 30th St. between Seventh and Eighth avenues, is set to open Labor Day weekend. It will offer three dance floors, a state-of-the-art concert hall and enough room to accommodate 800 revelers.” [Crain’s Business]
“Steve Ballinger, who just opened the Village Pourhouse next to his club Webster Hall, will soon reopen the 11,000-square-foot midtown space formerly known as Downtime as an 800-seat concert venue called the Rebel” [NY Magazine]
“REBEL is centrally located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, just one block from Madison Square Garden, Penn Station & six blocks from The Javits Center. Four distinct areas of over 11,000 square feet can accommodate parties of 50 to 800+ people.” [SCB ENTERTAINMENT L.L.C.]
“The live entertainment venue, which will feature three dance floors, a concert hall and a capacity of 800, signed a 10-year lease at an asking rent of $24 per square foot. The venue is scheduled to open on Labor Day weekend.” [The Real Deal]
(thx CJ)
