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https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-e...september-2025
Upscale Chinese restaurant Philippe Chow to open new Midtown flagship in September
JULIANNE CUBA
July 8, 2025
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Philippe Chow's departure from its 20-year flagship, at 33 E. 60th St., comes after a contentious legal battle with Gary Barnett, president of Extell Development Co., who wants to bulldoze the building to make way for a new tower. Barnett went into contract to acquire the site last year and informed the restaurant's parent company, Merchants Hospitality, that it had until the end of March to vacate the space. The upscale restaurant never did, however, and its last day is now set for July 13.
Merchants Hospitality ultimately reached an "amicable agreement" with Extell and was able to resolve their outstanding litigations, Abraham Merchant, the company's founding partner, CEO and president, said Tuesday in a statement to Crain's.
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