Rosebud Diner totally gutted

[ron_newman]

The interior of the Rosebud Diner has been totally demolished. It's unrecognizable now.

One of the diner's front windows has two city permits displayed -- one for the demolition, the other for a dumpster. The permits were issued on January 31, so this work happened fast once it started.

If anyone has any news or even relevant rumors about what the owner's plans are, please post them here.

Comments

[teko.livejournal.com]

I'm a little confused -- when the Rosebud closed, all the news articles (like this one (http://somerville.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/rosebud-diner-to-get-new-owner-updated-look-and-food)) spoke to the new owner, Marty Bloom of Vinny Testa's, who said that he was planning on doing a major update on the interior while keeping the outside the same. As I remember, the historic commission-protected exterior is why Tasty Burger pulled out of purchasing the place, since it limited what they could renovate.

Did Marty Bloom sell the place to The Alpine Group? And if so, should I be worried about the future of Out of the Blue, which sits right between Rosebud and Painted Burro?

[sd210.livejournal.com]

According to the registry of deeds, a corporation called 381 Jumbo LLC bought the property last June for $1.3 million (all public record). If you look up that corp, Martin Bloom is memeber of Jumbo LLC. So, looks like Martin's compay still owns the property. I'm guessing he is leasing to The Alpine Group (although no Notice of Lease has been filed, which would be typical of a long term lease).