Retail space at Coney Island’s Shore Theater priced at $75 per square foot
Eye on Real Estate: What will become of its historic movie auditorium?
What’s the deal with the Shore Theater?
Will Pyotr Yadgarov, the new owner of the long-vacant Coney Island landmark, turn its historic auditorium into an entertainment venue or not?
The fact that the vacant neo-Renaissance Revival movie theater on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues is a city landmark will not keep the auditorium from being torn down or stripped of its historic details if that’s what the developer decides.
For most landmarked properties, including the Shore Theater, this designation means the building’s exterior — not its interior — is protected from demolition. And exterior — not interior — alterations require the city Landmarks Preservation Commission’s approval.