DBTH: A Socialist(a) Hotel!

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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_rXFbguiy0i0/R1lKUhv0T7I/AAAAAAAAAzk/VcCK2ji8o3k/s1600-h/2007_r2iverviewhotel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_rXFbguiy0i0/R1lKUhv0T7I/AAAAAAAAAzk/VcCK2ji8o3k/s400/007_riverviewhotel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141222166136901554" /></a>Tis the season for sharing, so we were excited when our friends from HotelChatter checked in yesterday with a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/23/121417/03/hotels/Are_Goode_and_MacPherson_Eyeing_Jane_Street_in_the_West_Village_">rumor</a> they had heard a month back, saying "we hear that some undercover construction work has started at the Hotel Riverview at 113 Jane St." They also wonder if the Riverview is "Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson's new project." Oh, you mean <a href="http://downbythehipster.blogspot.com/2007/12/breaking-news-goode-and-mcpherson.html">this new project</a>? What the HC team missed is that a certain doorman opened a certain Cuban themed bar and cafe in the Riverview basement. We're talking <a href="http://www.socialista.us/">Socialista</a>, and if this is true then we have found a mega project. It would fit with Goode and McPherson's penchant for rehab projects, but losing out on the bar/restaurant space with an already established operator is a tough sell for hoteliers that thrive on food and beverage service. Calls to the Riverview were met with expected gruffness, but we hope to learn more in the coming days. Happy Friday.

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