In the three months since La Contenta opened at 102 Norfolk St., the little Mexican restaurant has been earning high praise, especially for its cocktails.
Co-owner and head bartender Alex Valencia has worked in places like Yerba Buena, PDT, Little...
La Contenta, an ambitious Mexican restaurant, opens at 102 Norfolk St. tomorrow. We first brought you details of the project from partners Luis Arce-Mota and Alex Valencia last spring.
Mota, a resident of the Grand Street co-ops, set out to...
In the past several months, local elected officials have been attempting to advocate for residents in buildings owned by prolific Lower East Side property owner Samy Mahfar. This afternoon, they're out with a letter to Mahfar expressing concerns about...
On the outside, nothing seems especially unusual about this 6-story walk-up building at 210 Rivington St. But inside, this 20-unit property with ground floor retail is undergoing a fairly dramatic transformation - a gut renovation. Since changing hands last...
Samy Mahfar's SMA Equities has acquired another Lower East Side building. According to city finance department records, he purchased 102 Norfolk St. last month for $11 million. The six story residential building includes 25 residential units and two commercial...
