Clean and Airy Two-level East Village Pop Up Shop with natural light and backyard

This is an impressive and unique space that celebrates NYC culture with a very small bookstore operation and has art on the walls. You have a completely private lower level 300 square foot space with a tranquil patio and you take up the majority of the open space on the ground floor about another 300 square feet. You set the tone of your store and the front of the store is for use, as is the signage. We have found that the NYC art and books always attract more people to your shop or event, if you are open to the public. We essentially become a small vendor within your space. If NYC culture does not fit in with your theme, this is not the space for you. If it does, this is an amazing affordable opportunity. Often our unobtrusive staff person will sit out front under a tree and sell artsy t-shirts and only attend to the books on request. For private events not open to the public where you know everyone, meetings, workshops, film shoots, auditions, etc, we take off and leave you to your space. We have excellent dedicated Wi-Fi.

One enters this space on the ground floor with high ceilings and continues into the private downstairs space and a backyard patio! The entire space has views of a huge beautiful backyard garden. This stand alone building has an airy and safe feel with abundant natural light on both floors. Perfect for your next pop up shop, launch party, gallery opening, meeting, workshop, classroom, media needs or a small event or mixer that respects any current covid restrictions and is not noisy to our neighbors. No music after 10pm on either floor.

The space is located on 3rd Street near 1st Avenue in the thriving hip area where the East Village, Lower East Side and Noho converge and two blocks from a subway station. The lower level makes the perfect exclusive hidden drop/pop up shop/breakout/meeting room/dressing room/non-cooking kitchen or room for more vendors. Yes, there is a bathroom!

Because many of our bookcases are located above a staircase, they hardly take up any floor space. Most renters prefer to keep them displayed with a bookstore look, as it might add to their branding to be connected to all this authentic NYC culture. We also often gets requests to move the books, but we have no storage and no place to move them. The best we can offer, if you require that is to consolidate them and cover them with black fabric, but we do charge an additional $200 for that per booking, a one time fee if you are booking multiple days.

There are usually 10-15 pieces of art on the walls by NYC raised artists. We prefer to leave the beautiful art up and it usually adds to any event, though under some cases we can help you work around the art, like if you need to put a banner up, etc and in rare instances with proper planning ahead we can discuss removing a piece of art temporarily to satisfy a wall need you may have.

We have three six foot folding tables, two 3' x 3' square tables, eight basic clothing racks and 35 chairs for your use at no additional charge. We also offer free use of two double sided "sandwich board" style signs that hold a total of four 2' wide x 3' tall posters for signage in front of the store and on the corner.

For retail we suggest opening after 12 Noon in this neighborhood and going as late as 9pm. There is a six hour minimum for any bookings on a Saturday or Sunday.

Let's make this happen in a way that makes sense for you. A visit to the space can be arranged most days after 2:00pm and some days after 12 Noon.

ALL CURRENT COVID RESTRICTIONS must be followed, so whatever the restrictions are on your day, if any, they need to be followed. All of our rules must be agreed to before booking:

1. No music or loud noise is allowed in the outdoor space or upstairs on the main floor beyond acoustic music or music from a non-amplified phone or ipad. All amplified music needs to be downstairs with the door closed. It can seep upstairs to create background music for upstairs A few people mingling and quietly talking in the outdoor area is ok, but no yelling or noise that will disturb the neighbors. The door to the patio must remain closed at all times except for quickly opening to walk through. This keeps all noise out of the patio. Neighbors will call the police if they hear noise. Please be a good neighbor or don't book this space. No music or guests allowed after 10pm. Any time booked after 10pm is only for quiet breakdown and cleaning.

2. Alcohol can be served art gallery style like (small servings of wine and beer) for casual enjoyment, but not for intoxication. Alcohol cannot be sold or included in a door charge/ticket/package or be promoted.

3. Space should be left broom clean. We have no outdoor trash bin outside, please gather trash and we will put it out. Do not use the neighbors.

4. Any nails/screws/staples, etc put in the wall should be removed and the holes respackled and touched up with flat white paint.

5. NO use of GLITTER or CONFETTI or glitter-like or confetti-like decorations. All decorations should be 100% removed by end of booking.

6. Your guests can stand in front of our space, but should not stand in front of the salon next door or impede entrance into their business or stand in front of that salon. We understand people have a right to stand on a public sidewalk, but we want to renew our lease and if you can't control people not standing in front of the business next door, please do not book.

7. No smoking or vaping in the building, either floor. Respectful (to our neighbors) levels of smoking/vaping/420 is allowed in the backyard outdoor space.

8. No cooking. Those providing food to the general public (non-private) should have proper certification.

9. Always book set up and breakdown times within the booking times. We do not allow people to arrive early or stay late. Please don't ask for an exception.

10. All people under 18 should be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

11. This is not a public party space, no cover charges or ticketed events.

12. No use of illegal substances or tolerance for illegal activity.

13. We have no storage space. Anything accidentally left behind will be done so at your own risk and should be picked up within 24 hours. After 24 hours any items left behind that will be of use to the space like tables, etc will be discarded or incorporated into the public use of the space and we will not be responsible for them. After 7 days all items become part of the non-returnable permanent use of the space, are gifted or discarded. We make no exceptions to this, as we have no storage available.

14. Photographs of the space may change, please visit space for best view of space.

15. During your booking no art should be moved on walls or books moved in any way. When you choose the non-collaboration rate we put books in bookcases and cover with black fabric. The white shelving pictured that the books are on are not available and the fabric should not be moved.

We retain the right to close down any event that breaks the above rules, with no refund.

Thank you.