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Former Gotham restaurant site in Manhattan has new owner

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 229 words · By Steve Cuozzo
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Former Gotham restaurant site in Manhattan has new owner See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Former Gotham restaurant site in Manhattan has new owner See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleOne of Manhattan’s most fabled but currently empty restaurant sites won’t be dark much longer.

Common ground

Texas-born Italian cuisine master Stefano Secchi, the chef of Michelin-starred Rezdora and Massara, both in Flatiron, bought the retail condominium at 12 East 12th St.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/business/former-gotham-bar-site-in-manhattan-has-n…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Shopping Center Group’s Jacqueline Klinger and Ian Rice repped the buyers.”
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The evidence confirms Jacqueline Klinger and Ian Rice are with Shopping Center Group, but the specific claim that they represented the buyers of 12 East 12th St. is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Exclusive Assets. Opportunities Along the East Coast. Strategic Locations to Drive Business Growth.Mitzi Flexer and Steven Taylor of Cushman & Wakefield represented Hilti. Jacqueline Klinger and Ian R…
https://tscg.com/retailers-kohler-west-elm-and-hilti-join-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Detailed online map of Kemer with streets and building numbers on the website and in the Yandex Maps mobile app.
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web search NEUTRAL — We know the streets that form the neighborhoods and the neighborhoods that define a market. We see how traffic moves creating shopping patterns and distinctive trade areas. We listen to the news, dine…
https://www.theshoppingcentergroup.com/location/newyorkcity/…
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Claim 2: “Stefano Secchi is the chef of Michelin-starred Rezdora and Massara, both in Flatiron”
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Multiple sources confirm Stefano Secchi is the chef/co-owner of Rezdôra and Massara in the Flatiron District, and that Rezdôra is Michelin-starred.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 7, 2026 ... Stefano Secchi is the Chef and Co-owner of Rezdôra and Massara in New York City. The former, opened in 2019 in the Flatiron District, is a ...
https://appetitomagazine.com/features/appetito-interviews-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — 53K followers · 3K+ following · 378 posts · @stefano_secchi: “Product of an Italian farm boy and English mother, straight “pastaiolo” Michelin ⭐️ @rezdoranyc ...
https://www.instagram.com/stefano_secchi/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Rezdôra is a New York Times three-star restaurant and a 2021 ... Chef Stefano Secchi and Partner David Switzer in New York City's Flatiron neighborhood.
https://www.rezdora.nyc/who-we-are/
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Claim 3: “Newmark’s Jeffrey Roseman, who with colleague Mark Frankel represented the sellers, identified as 12/12 Realty Associates.”
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While Jeffrey Roseman and Mark Frankel are confirmed as Newmark employees, the specific detail that they represented '12/12 Realty Associates' for this specific transaction is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Newmark Knight Frank Retail's Jeffrey Roseman and Marc Frankel represented the tenant in the 13-year, 1.7k-SF deal, while Fred Rosenberg represented owner Sherwood Equities in-house.
https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/commercial-real-estate/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roseman Retail Group. Who We Are. A New York City based retail leasing team specializing in Landlord and Tenant representation.A founding partner of Newmark’s Retail division, Jeffrey Roseman serves a…
https://www.rosemanretailgroup.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — A founding partner of Newmark’s Retail division, Jeffrey Roseman serves as a Vice Chairman at the company’s New York headquarters. Roseman is a top producer for the firm and widely acknowledged as an …
https://www.nmrk.com/people/jeffrey-d-roseman
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Claim 4: “Stefano Secchi, the chef of Michelin-starred Rezdora and Massara, both in Flatiron, bought the retail condominium at 12 East 12th St.”
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Two independent web search results (NY Post and AOL) report that a group led by Stefano Secchi purchased the former Gotham restaurant site at 12 East 12th St.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura, Latin: Basilica Sancti Pauli extra mœnia) is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Paul_Outside…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reggio nell'Emilia (Emilian: Rèz; Latin: Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in the region…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia
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Claim 5: “chef Alfred Portale left to launch his own place on West 18th Street.”
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Multiple sources (Wikiwand, NY Post, and a specific news report) confirm Alfred Portale left Gotham to open his own restaurant on West 18th Street.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gotham Bar and Grill was a New American restaurant located at 12 East 12th Street (between Fifth Avenue and University Place), in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, in New York City. It opened in 1984. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_Bar_and_Grill
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the United States. The awards recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Beard_Foundation_Award:_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Michael Valenti (March 23, 1959 – April 1, 2026) was an American chef who was the Executive Chef at Jockey Hollow Bar and Kitchen in Morristown, New Jersey. Valenti was also the owner and Execu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Valenti
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Claim 6: “12 East 12th St. that was home to Gotham Bar and Grill and later, simply Gotham until it closed two years ago.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Gotham Bar and Grill was located at 12 East 12th Street. Web search results from NY Post and AOL further confirm this location was home to Gotham Bar and Grill and later Gotham.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gotham ( GOHT-əm) is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. Its population was 1,563 in the 2011 census and marginally increased to 1,567 in the 2021 census. It is in the borough of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham,_Nottinghamshire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gotham Chopra (born Gautam Chopra on February 23, 1975) is an American sports documentarian, media entrepreneur, producer, podcast host, director, journalist, and author. He is a co-founder of Religio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_Chopra
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gotham Classic is an annual college basketball event played at the beginning of the season, featuring NCAA Division I men's basketball teams. The event is produced by the Gazelle Group, Inc. and w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_Classic
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Claim 7: “The asking price on the two-level, 7,800 square-foot space was $6.5 million”
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Both the NY Post and AOL reports explicitly state the asking price for the two-level, 7,800 square-foot space was $6.5 million.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mall of America (MOA) is a super-regional shopping mall and entertainment complex in Bloomington, Minnesota. Located within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_America
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... ... 12 East 12th St. that was home to Gotham Bar and Grill and ... The asking price on the two-level, 7,800 square-foot space was $6.5 ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/business/former-gotham-bar-sit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... ... 12 East 12th St. that was home to Gotham Bar and Grill and ... The asking price on the two-level, 7,800 square-foot space was $6.5 ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/former-gotham-restaurant-manhat…
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Claim 8: “it closed for good in 2024.”
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Web search results from November 25, 2024, explicitly state that the landmark Gotham Restaurant in New York City closed permanently after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gotham may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gotham is an American superhero crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gotham City ( GOTH-əm), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Northeastern United States that serves as the primary urban setting in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best know…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City
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Claim 9: “Other major chefs who worked at Gotham included Tom Colicchio, Wylie Dufresne, Bill Telepan and the late Tom Valenti.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny which chefs worked at Gotham.
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