NY Observer > Toney Edwards http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/30995/feed Articles from Observer.com en Landlord Replaces Unwanted French Bistro With, Um, French Bistro http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/landlord-replaces-unwanted-french-bistro-um-french-bistro

Back in March, this reporter was dismayed to discover that charming restaurateur Toney Edwards had finally lost his long, drawn-out legal fight to protect his beloved French bistro Le Madeleine from the wrecking ball.

Landlord Mark Scharfman was reportedly planning to tear down the single-story structure on West 43rd Street and replace it with a multi-story residential building.

Now, adding insult to injury, I come to find out, via the blog Lost City, that Mr. Scharfman has installed a new tenant in Le Madeleine's place -- specifically, another French bistro called Le Petit Un Deux Trois. Incroyable!

"...it has to make you wonder by the landlord insisted on kicking Le Madeleine to the curb. Was it personal between the landlord and the restaurant owner, Tony Edwards, who always insisted Scharfman couldn't legally tear the building down. Did the economy foil Scharfman's plans? Or maybe Un Deux Trois just offered more money."

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/landlord-replaces-unwanted-french-bistro-um-french-bistro#comments Real Estate Food Hell's Kitchen Le Madeleine Mark Scharfman Retail Toney Edwards Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:49:33 -0400 Chris Shott 74735 at http://www.observer.com Le Madeleine, 1979-2008 http://www.observer.com/2008/le-madeleine-1979-2008

"The irony - business is very strong. Strongest ever!" said Toney Edwards.

When The Observer passed by Mr. Edwards's embattled Le Madeleine bistro on West 43rd Street last week, the joint was packed.

This week? Tumbleweeds. Another French bistro bites the dust. This reporter feels bad for both Mr. Edwards and his beloved ficus tree.

Evicted after a three-year court battle with landlord Mark Scharfman, Mr. Edwards has vowed to carry on: "We have located a possible place to move everyone and open up again within a very short time."  read more »

]]> Real Estate Food Hell's Kitchen Le Madeleine Mark Scharfman Retail Toney Edwards Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:11:23 -0400 Chris Shott 66412 at http://www.observer.com A Bitter Aperitif for Le Madeleine: Beloved Bistro Faces Possible Ouster http://www.observer.com/2007/bitter-aperitif-le-madeleine-beloved-bistro-faces-possible-ouster

The Hell’s Kitchen bistro owner can either keep fighting his landlord in court or move 800 feet down the street. The clock ticks.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/bitter-aperitif-le-madeleine-beloved-bistro-faces-possible-ouster#comments Real Estate Le Madeleine Toney Edwards Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:57:58 -0400 Chris Shott 57531 at http://www.observer.com Hell’s Kitchen Is Too Pretty For Reality TV http://www.observer.com/2007/hell-s-kitchen-too-pretty-reality-tv Hollywood screenwriter Bobby Moresco spoke in Dickensian terms about growing up Irish in Hell’  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/hell-s-kitchen-too-pretty-reality-tv#comments Real Estate Archstone Clinton Bobby Moresco Long Island City Toney Edwards Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:00:00 -0400 Chris Shott 37130 at http://www.observer.com Petitions, P.R., Christine Quinn: What Can Save Le Madeleine? http://www.observer.com/node/36791 After enduring back-to-back defeats in court, embattled restaurateur Toney Edwards remains as &ldquo  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36791#comments Real Estate Christine Quinn Jerrold Nadler Mark Scharfman Toney Edwards Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500 Chris Shott 36791 at http://www.observer.com Restaurateur to Landlord: Check the Basement http://www.observer.com/node/52971 “These roots go down into very rich soil,” said Toney Edwards, owner of Le Madeleine restaurant  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/52971#comments Real Estate Arlene Boop Manhattan Mark Scharfman Toney Edwards Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Chris Shott 52971 at http://www.observer.com Restaurateur to Landlord: Check the Basement http://www.observer.com/node/36322 “These roots go down into very rich soil,” said Toney Edwards, owner of Le Madeleine res  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36322#comments Real Estate Arlene Boop Manhattan Mark Scharfman Toney Edwards Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Chris Shott 36322 at http://www.observer.com In This Week's Observer... http://www.observer.com/node/35390 New retail column tells Le Madeliene's story of survival. Toney Edwards, owner of Le Madeliene restaurant in Hell's Kitchen, credits the endurance of both his ficus and his restaurant in large part to the goings-on underground. Enriched by the outhouses of the ancient residents of the adjacent, 19th-century tenement building on the corner, this fertile ground set the foundation for a lush, sky-lit patio where theater-district diners now feast on duck confit to the tune of $3 million in annual revenues. But the restaurant's subterranean connection to the historic housing next-door doesn't stop at mere manure--a point Mr. Edwards and his lawyer make abundantly clear in court papers. Go to Counter Espionage by Chris Shott New numbers column tackles sales myth of Wall Street bonuses. In 2005, Wall Street investment houses handed out a record $21.5 billion in year-end bonuses, according to the State Comptroller. This year may be even bigger. Real-estate brokers must be popping champagne bottles. A very healthy bonus season means a very healthy Manhattan home-sales season in the spring, right? Not really. Go to The Lab by Tom Acitelli
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Too tall or too Trump? Activists decide. With a tall tower tucked among tiny office buildings and warehouses on the West Side in Soho, here comes Donald Trump, pricking the sky. Mr. Trump's proposed 45-story tower, which would be part hotel, part condo, at 246 Spring Street, next to Vandam and Varick streets, would be by far and away the most conspicuous symbol in the neighborhood. So, for the past five months, as the Department of Buildings comes closer to granting a permit for the building, Mr. Trump and community activists have been wrangling over the building's development. Go to story by John Koblin Village brownstone goes for $5.1 million. People magazine executive editor Jeannie Park has bought a 166-year-old Washington Square Park brownstone for $5.1 million. It was a bargain: The five-story townhouse at 109 Waverly Place was first listed in July 2005 for $200,000 more. The 25-foot-wide Greek Revival townhouse apparently has 14-foot ceilings (which is very high) and nine fireplaces (which is a lot). And in front of the prettily renovated facade are pretty, wild rosebushes, and in the 42-foot backyard are two maple trees, too. Go to Manhattan Transfers by Max Abelson]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35390#comments Real Estate Manhattan Toney Edwards Wall Street Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:12:15 -0500 Observer Staff 35390 at http://www.observer.com