Stuyvesant Town's Oval Study was up and sort of running this morning as part of the Oval Amenities / Essentials open house. A Sty Spy went to check it out and said they ran out of their highly anticipated refreshments by 10:30AM, the bathroom was out of service and the patio was for members only despite the fact American Leisure encouraged "members and guests" to come check it out.A sign posted said tomorrow's open house brunch is at the Oval Lounge after which they will "try to" have brunch every Sunday for members only. Apparently the $250 a year membership fee and $25 a month service charge doesn't cover coffee and bagels. It's also unclear how long it took Oval Amenities / Essentials members to feel taken.
Anybody who falls for this crap deserves to be parted from their money.
The vision is almost complete! We just need a band playing on an empty basketball court next to hovering marshlands and photo-voltaic panels to power it all. We still have plenty of money left in our interest reserves to cover it.
Its too bad they spent so much time destroying the Dunkin Donuts facade last night, I bet they would have donated a munchkin or two.
I wonder what's in their Kool-Aid, er, I mean "refreshments"?
I think the three people who went have Stockholm syndrome. They need our help!!!
All of these rooms are exactly the same. What makes ovalSTUDY the "study" is the bookshelves. ovalKIDS has Keith Harring child like "paintings". ovalFILM has a 36" TV, ovalLOUNGE, well, looks like an empty hair salon. The only thing differentiating these glass enclosed parking lots is the sign telling you what the space is supposed to be used for.
What's even more disturbing is the 1 foot wall around each of these "rooms". What are these walls saying to tenants?
Brunch ran out just after the 50% mark in the 11am to 2pm advertised open house in Oval Lounge. Standees in the long line were out of luck when the clock struck 12:40.
What will happen if I am partaking of the Oxygen Bar in the Oval Lounge -- will I be gasping for breath when the oxygen runs out at the halfway point?
I wandered over looking for The Raffle.
That's not until November or something according to the two suits I ran into.
I mentioned to the suits that I met a woman who told me she walked into the Amenities, or Essentials, office-whatever they call it, and was not required to pay the $250.00 initiation fee.
They suggested that she was perhaps a touch disturbed or needs to "read the paperwork." There has not been a waiver of the initiation fee ever they said. Okay.
And maybe this is a good thing. Oval Film has about 40 seats and maybe 100 square feet outside the, er, theater, including the toilet and storage area. There are about six groovy chairs and what looks like the future refreshment stand which is about the size of a hot dog cart. And I reckon that's okay too as it won't be too busy anyway at what I guess will be $14.00 per pack of Twizzlers.
I didn't notice the 4 or 5 white plastic outdoor chairs that are meant to be for those just dying to sit behind a "Reserved Only For" signs, but hey! I'm sure they earned it.
In short, it appears the Essentials may accomodate 100 people working 3 different shifts. That being said, this Leisure Something company that's overseeing the entire thing seem as bright as TS.
Oh, and you have to put 75 cents in to use the lone toilet.
Storage areas too? Hmm...I wonder...those glass fronts seem more appropriate for a Lane Bryant or an Old Pueblo Traders. Now THAT would be something for management to consider if these OvalThings don't work out!