Cuozz: Angelo & Maxie's Closing; Hanson Eyes Japonais Space

In Steve Cuozzo's real estate column this week, he focuses on this year's high profile restaurant closures, including Japonais, Matsugen, Montenapo, and Alto and Convivio. It's not a trend per se, given the restaurants closed for slightly different reasons, but there are a lot of major spaces on the market ripe for the picking. Cuozzo mentions that Park Avenue South's Angelo & Maxie's steakhouse and its sister restaurant Maxie's Grill are on the way out as well—their landlord expects the space back within the next 60 days.

Also of note in his piece: he hears that restaurant world kingpin Steve Hanson is close to signing a deal on the giant East 18th Street space of big box Asian restaurant Japonais.
· NYC eateries biting the dust [NYP]
· All Coverage of The Shutter [~ENY~]
[photo credit]