A restaurant owner in Greenwich Village has filed plans to tear down the building housing Rezdora and put up a 10-story development in its place, according to Crain's New York, which first reported the filing this week.
The exact address and the filer's name beyond the restaurant's ownership connection weren't detailed in the available coverage, and no DOB permit record was cited alongside the report — which means this sits at the pre-application stage: a stated intention to redevelop, not yet a permit the Department of Buildings has logged or approved.
That gap matters for anyone pricing early work. A 10-story build in Greenwich Village — inside a historic district overlay in large parts of the neighborhood — typically means a Landmarks Preservation Commission review before DOB will touch a demolition permit, on top of standard zoning and ULURP exposure if the filing requires a variance or special permit. None of that process has a public timeline yet.
For demolition contractors, excavation subs, and GCs who track Village-area teardowns, the move worth making now is simple: watch DOB's permit portal for a new-building or demolition filing tied to the Rezdora address, and watch LPC's calendar for a hearing request. Until either shows up, there's no scope to bid and no demolition date to plan around.
This is a story to revisit once a permit actually posts — that's when quantities, GC, and timeline become real instead of a stated intention.