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The original location of New York mini-chain Heartland Brewery is slated to close on January 1.  The Post reports that the building at 35 Union Square West has a new owner who is asking for more than the Heartland team can afford to pay.  Owner Jon Bloostein says that when he opened the pub in 1994, the rent was $150,000 a year, but now the new landlord is asking for about $2 million a year.

Next week (December 9th to December 13th ), material and equipment deliveries and installation work will continue on the academic floors inside the building.

The following week (December 16to to December 20th ), material and equipment deliveries and installation work will continue on academic floors

This weekend the site will be open on Saturday and Sunday, December 7th and 8th for interior activities between the work hours of 7AM and 7PM as permitted by the City.

No one is sure why, but Ramen Setagaya has changed its name to Takumi Ramen. Same menu.

From Curbed: Now that the demolition of the Greenwich Village building that once held Bowlmor Lanes (RIP) is complete, it paves the way for the 23-story tower that’s due to rise on the site. And now, Curbed has the first details on that development: The building, designed by Annabelle Selldorf, will be called 21E12, and a teaser site launches today. As for pricing, considering that these are Selldorf condos in a desirable neighborhood, they’re about as expensive as you might expect: one-bedrooms will start at $2.35 million; two-bedrooms will start at $3.95 million; three-bedrooms will go from $5.45 million; four-bedrooms, from $8.25 million; and a selection of townhouses and penthouses will range from $10.5 million to more than $15 million.

Portland, Oregon’s wildly popular Voodoo Doughnuts will open its first East Coast branch at 41 Union Square West, formerly the site of Republic. No opening date is scheduled yet.

Tim Horton’s donut shop is taking shape on Union Square East at the former Zen Palate location. In case you don’t know, Tim’s is the Dunkin Donuts of Canada. Instead of Munchkins, they have TimBits.