chris817 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 EMBATTLED Manhattan nightclub kingpin David Marvisi, beset by money woes and police pressure, is in danger of seeing his fledgling empire collapse. Marvisi, the power behind four of the city's biggest nightspots - Exit, Spa, Capitale and Estate, as well as the hip restaurant Butter - could be headed for a fall as spectacular as that of his predecessor, Peter Gatien, who ruled New York nightlife during the pre-Rudy Giuliani glory days, suggests this week's Village Voice. Among writer Frank Owen's findings: * The FBI has questioned Marvisi as part of an ongoing money-laundering probe. * The police closing of Exit, Marvisi's most profitable club, for drug sales dealt a devastating blow to his clubland clout. * Marvisi is famously cheap, but is also a spendthrift who shells out hundreds of thousands of dollars for big-name deejays like Junior Vasquez and Paul Oakenfold. * After escaping from the Iran of the Ayatollahs, Marvisi came to America and made a small fortune peddling car stereos, roach clips and feather earrings. Today, he drives around in a $500,000 orange Bentley (one of three he owns) wearing matching orange shoes and shirt and a diamond-encrusted watch on his wrist. "The effect that he creates is more Vegas-like Siegfried without the Roy than downtown cool," Owen snipes. Marvisi declined to meet with Owen. But his spokeswoman, Claire O'Connor, confirmed to the Voice that the beleaguered impresario is aware of stories that he is the subject of a federal investigation, and added: "I think it's a tragedy in the current climate in which we live that someone who has done so much for New York City both in terms of generating employment and providing entertainment is now being taken to task based on the sour grapes of a few disgruntled employees." Further compounding Marvisi's woes, his business partners in the stillborn Estate on the old Limelight site - launched last November but already temporarily shuttered, except for the lucrative Sunday nights, because of a distinct lack of customers the rest of the week - now want him ousted, the Voice reports. "Marvisi is out, that I can promise you," said an important player at nightspot. "As far as I'm concerned, Estate will not reopen unless Marvisi is gone." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolcemimi Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 MARVISI is Iraninan ? Is he also gay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTunnel76 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 You think Marvisi will try to sell Exit? Thats such a great venue but needs better management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancerxn112 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Originally posted by SFTunnel76 You think Marvisi will try to sell Exit? Thats such a great venue but needs better management. more like burn it down for the insurance money... who sells businesses anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilo Beauty Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 What's worse than being poor and middle class all your life, is being poor, then filthy rich, then losing everything. I've seen alot of people go through that and I'm pretty sure Marvisi will get there. It's not a pretty picture! -iliana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloppy Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 lets all chip in and make him an offer for Exit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfrostnyc Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 dave got it all if he was smart he would get rid of exit and move to ibeza and open a club at least there he prob wouldnt have such a hard time but just like the one said haters when u got money everyone wants to get you and thats the same thing in davids case exit was the best club and i mean best club in its time before all the camras and bs i loved exit so much i miss the snow and venga boys kisssssss that was the song i misss the old exitttttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kial Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 regardless of the fact that i dont like exit and everything about it, i think it should stay open... in a way to keep nightlife balanced in the NYC area... If 5000 kids cant go to exit.. wehre would they go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilo Beauty Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Originally posted by djfrostnyc exit was the best club and i mean best club in its time before all the camras and bs I'm really confused because I THINK you're being sarcastic but if you're not then WHAT BRAND OF CRACK DO YOU SMOKE? -iliana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunnelbandit Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Originally posted by iliana I'm really confused because I THINK you're being sarcastic but if you're not then WHAT BRAND OF CRACK DO YOU SMOKE? -iliana I wanna smoke your crack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kial Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Originally posted by iliana I'm really confused because I THINK you're being sarcastic but if you're not then WHAT BRAND OF CRACK DO YOU SMOKE? -iliana lol i concur............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalondon3 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0309/owen.phpclick the above link to read the article in its entirety. Very interesting read. Check it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghhhhhost Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 marvisi aint gay..he has a son..my friend knows him pretty well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Originally posted by iliana What's worse than being poor and middle class all your life, is being poor, then filthy rich, then losing everything. I've seen alot of people go through that and I'm pretty sure Marvisi will get there. It's not a pretty picture! -iliana with the way things are going in the market lately, i hope that doesnt become my reality... i think i would seriously kill myself... (not that i am extremely wealthy or wealthy for that matter, however from where i came from the difference is night and day between the two worlds......) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Originally posted by ghhhhhost marvisi aint gay..he has a son..my friend knows him pretty well barslut is familiar with him as well... i highly doubt theres anything gay about him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysea Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 ALOT of people know him....i know him, EVERYONE knows him.....He is the leading cause in why clubs suck in ?NYC...anything he touches sucks, and the only things that were Decent were things he dosne thave pull in. such as SPA an ESTATE>>>Reasons why ESTATE is not running on friday or saturday...HIMUntill he is gone.....or gives up right's to there Night's u will not see Fri or sat @ L I M E L I G H T....untill then...AS i said before....BU BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilo Beauty Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Originally posted by dgmodel with the way things are going in the market lately, i hope that doesnt become my reality... i think i would seriously kill myself... (not that i am extremely wealthy or wealthy for that matter, however from where i came from the difference is night and day between the two worlds......) Well, i wasn't speaking about everyday people like you and I. I was speaking of show-offs like Dave Marvisi. You and I are a little more in touch with reality. He thinks he's invincible but he might need to sell his three Bentley's soon. -iliana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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