Closing Bell: Plans Revealed for Child's Restaurant Reno

Brooklyn Daily has all the dirt on the major renovation planned for Child’s Restaurant, the landmarked but empty building slated to become a theater. The building, along with the vacant lot next door, will feature an amphitheater, a public park, a high-end eatery and a rooftop cafe. The City plans to restore the terra-cotta exterior detailing and renovate the interior for a high-end restaurant operator. There will also be seating on the roof, and a semi-circular seating bowl outside underneath a tent for performances. There will be 40 concerts held here from May to October; 15 free and 25 paid. And finally, the empty lots on both sides of West 22nd Street will be converted into public park space with playgrounds, concessions and seating. The city plans to pay the current land owners $50 million; then the design must go through Landmarks as well as a land use review hearing. The project, a longtime dream of Borough President Marty Markowitz, is expected to open in 2015.
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Rendering via Brooklyn Daily