{"id":68686,"date":"2013-12-13T13:12:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T18:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=68686"},"modified":"2013-12-13T15:10:34","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T20:10:34","slug":"405-eighth-avenue-daiuto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/405-eighth-avenue-daiuto","title":{"rendered":"11-story apartment-hotel proposed for D&#8217;aiuto&#8217;s site at 405 Eighth Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/12\/405-eighth-avenue-daiuto.html\/daiuto-yelp\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68687\" alt=\"D'aiuto yelp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Daiuto-yelp.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz_photos\/d-aiuto-baby-watson-cheesecake-new-york?select=b65cUeIf8Ulam0BW4v7MKw#Zvlcsl5zMAfCUAcgECtnaA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Angela H.\/Yelp<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A petite apartment-hotel is coming to 405 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The new 20,227-square-foot building, located between West 30th and 31st streets, will have 11 stories and 8 units, according to the plan exam application filed <a href=\"http:\/\/a810-bisweb.nyc.gov\/bisweb\/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=1&amp;passjobnumber=121866631&amp;passdocnumber=01&amp;restore=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">December 12th<\/a>. The first floor will hold retail space, while six hotel rooms will be on the second through eighth floors. Two apartments will cap the building on floors 8 to 11. Raymond Chan Architect is the architect of record.<\/p>\n<p>The developer, Utica Avenue Hotel LLC, purchased the property in February 2012 for $5.75 million, according to public records. Utica Avenue Hotel LLC appears to be affiliated with hotel chain Howard Johnson, <a href=\"http:\/\/therealdeal.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/07\/asset-management-firm-lodgeworks-closes-on-future-hotel-site-at-45-47-west-38th-street-near-herald-square\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">The Real Deal<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The existing structure on the site is a three-story mixed building that&#8217;s home to D&#8217;aiuto&#8217;s, creator of the &#8220;Baby Watson&#8221; cheesecake. Established in 1924 by Italian immigrants Luca and Anna D&#8217;aiuto, the bakery once had five storefronts in New York, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalnewyork.com\/article\/culture\/2012\/10\/6538521\/cheesecake-immigrant-fable\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Capital New York<\/a> reported. Today, the 405 Eighth Avenue store is the sole remaining outpost.<\/p>\n<p>Around September, the bakery closed &#8220;for renovations,&#8221; as a Yelp user documented:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/12\/405-eighth-avenue-daiuto.html\/daiuto-renovations\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68690\" alt=\"D'aiuto renovations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Daiuto-renovations.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz_photos\/d-aiuto-baby-watson-cheesecake-new-york?select=b65cUeIf8Ulam0BW4v7MKw#BqpR39vLtKEdBEYZQ73Qdw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Jenny U.\/Yelp<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When the building traded hands in 2012, the D&#8217;aiuto family asked that the new owner keep the business intact, Capital New York reported. Cheesecake-anchored hotel, maybe?<\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The site&#8217;s existing three-story building is home to D&#8217;aiuto&#8217;s, creator of the &#8220;Baby Watson&#8221; 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