The Mercer Hotel
99 Prince Street | also 141 Mercer Street, 93 Prince Street | SoHo | built 1888
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- 1888
William Schickel & Co. finish a six-story Astor store-and-office building at Prince and Mercer
Work began on June 9, 1887, and the building at 93-99 Prince Street (141-147 Mercer) was completed on January 30, 1888, for J. J. Astor by the firm William Schickel & Company. It rises six stories and twelve bays in brick with stone, terra cotta and an iron storefront, and was built as stores and offices at the northwest corner of Prince and Mercer streets.
- 1997
After years as artists' lofts and a long vacancy, the Astor building opens as SoHo's first hotel
Before its conversion the building held artists' lofts and studios, and it then stood shuttered until it was acquired in 1988. André Balazs's BD Hotels refurbished it, and The Mercer opened in 1997 as SoHo's first hotel, later called its first five-star one. Parisian designer Christian Liaigre did the interiors, and The Mercer Kitchen restaurant followed in 1998.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1998
The Mercer Kitchen opens in the hotel a year after it welcomes its first guests
In 1998, a year after The Mercer opened as SoHo's first hotel, BD Hotels launched The Mercer Kitchen as its restaurant. BD Hotels and André Balazs had refurbished the long-shuttered building after the property was acquired in 1988. The restaurant stayed open until 2022.
“They launched The Mercer Kitchen restaurant (1998-2022) the following year.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2023
Scott Sartiano opens an Italian restaurant where the Mercer Kitchen stood
The Mercer Kitchen closed in 2022 after 24 years. In 2023 Scott Sartiano, founder of Zero Bond, joined BD Hotels as a partner and opened Sartiano's Italian restaurant in June, with the James Beard Award-winning chef Alfred Portale overseeing the menu. In 2024 Sartiano reopened the brick-walled Submercer lounge beneath the dining room.
“Scott Sartiano opened Sartiano's Italian restaurant at The Mercer in June 2023.”
Source: Wikipedia
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