Astoria, Restaurants
Jul 17, 2014

An Update on Sweet Afton’s New Space on 23rd Avenue

A week ago or so, plywood painted green went up around 29-12 23rd Avenue, the location for the new bar/restaurant from the folks that brought us Sweet Afton. A diagram (…)

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A week ago or so, plywood painted green went up around 29-12 23rd Avenue, the location for the new bar/restaurant from the folks that brought us Sweet Afton. A diagram of the new front of the building is up, too. Here’s what it looked like:

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The newly designed front of the building will not affect the upstairs, which will retain its brick and terra cotta exterior. The front of the establishment will have four bi-folding windows, and extended windowsill, wood-clad exterior and a few other design elements. There will also be an exterior entrance to the rear yard. Rear yard = outdoor seating? We’d love it.

Very, very interesting. We hope to learn the place’s name soon, too. And of course, the food and drink offerings! We’ll keep you updated.

About Meg Cotner

Meg Cotner was trained as a harpsichordist and now works as a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of "Food Lovers' Guide to Queens," and is a skilled and avid home cook, baker, and preserver.

2 Comments

Bill

I think the floor plan is the original lay out, if you look at the approval stamp, it reads 1975.

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megc

Good eye, Bill! That document is dated 5/20/14 in the Department of Buildings site, hence the confusion. The details of the exterior are current. I’ll try to get a photo of the diagram soon.

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