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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Starr taking over 18th and Sansom

The "Retail/Restaurant Space for Lease" sign has come down from the window of the former Stiletto shoe store at 18th and Sansom Streets.

Stephen Starr confirms that he has signed a lease for that space as well as the adjacent restaurant that had been Mantra.

It will be a gastropub. No name yet or timeline.

Is Ken Friedman of New York's Spotted Pig involved, as had been rumored? Starr said he didn't know.

Larry Steinberg of Michael Salove Co. brokered the deal. Steinberg said that because the two properties are not on the same grade, it will be an "expensive build-out." The total space is 3,500 square feet, a touch larger than El Rey.

Across the street in 10 Rittenhouse, the New York Italian restaurant Serafina is going into 5,000 square feet on two floors; that project is expected to open this fall.

Stay tuned.

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Posted by Michael Klein @ 2:41 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:18 PM, 05/20/2010
    Mr Starr picks up another former Neil Stein location, eh?
    — manzi
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:00 PM, 05/21/2010
    Ah, Starr is always last to the party these day. 8 years late on the "gastropub" trend, 3 years on the "speakeasy". Doesn't matter though, Narberth will think its amazing.
    — phila215


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