C. and G. wrote separately: “Looks like they are doing a renovation of AIRE Ancient Baths. I wonder how long it will be closed for?”

Well, I can’t get any satisfaction on this one. The reply from their generic Tribeca email:

We are temporarily closed, but we’re excited to share that our new location, AIRE Ancient Baths New York Upper East Side, is ready! These are our brand-new facilities, and they’re absolutely amazing. Plus, our new location is close to the previous one. We can’t wait to welcome you soon!”

When I asked (two more times) if they were reopening here, they would not say. So…

But I had been meaning to follow up on this before they closed: Back in January 2020, they applied for a special permit from the Board of Standards and Appeals to allow the operation of a physical culture establishment at *84* Franklin — the building next door. (BTW, all spas have to get that permit. (CrossFit 212 used to be in that space, I think until 2017.)

I could have sworn that I saw a liquor license application for them at that address as well, implying that they were expanding. But I cannot find any record of it on my site or the Community Board site. And the NY State Liquor Authority doesn’t have anything on its site for either address — 88 or 84!

So I can’t quite narrow in on this one…

Other Nosy Neighbor posts:

• Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
• What’s going on at Duane Park?
• Why are they moving the bike path?
• Does the tower planned for IPN have an address?
• When will Meadow Lane open?
• What’s going on at 132 West Broadway?
• What is the Grandma Stand?
• Where are the eggs?
• The end of an era (almost) in the subway
• What happened to the gas lamps at City Hall Park?
• Can’t we restore the sidewalk in front of 45 Park Place?
• Is this stop sign for real?
• What’s happening at the New York Mercantile Exchange?
• Why are we allowed to use plastic bags in our compost bins?
• Can we get the graffiti cleaned up on the post office?
• What are pineapples doing on the Westside Highway?
• Why are so many vendors allowed on the Brooklyn Bridge?
•  Is Mr. Exotix allowed to flash all night?
• Just how many lanes are on Greenwich?

• Update: 101 Franklin / 250 Church has sold
• When will the Citi Bike stations be re-installed?
• What’s doing on the Westside Highway?
• Why was the Warren Street path through City Hall Park closed?
• Why are there horses at Duane Park?
• When will the Rockefeller playground open?
• Just how many lanes are on Greenwich?
• What happened to the street lamps on Reade?
• What will replace the footings of the Rector Street Bridge?
• Could this be a piece of the Old Stone Bridge?
• Are dogs allowed in Liberty Park?
• Will the sun come out on the Sun Building clocks?
• What’s this on the side of Pier 40?