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Bronxville, NY - Gerry Houlihan of Houlihan & O’Malley Real
Estate Services is pleased to announce the new owner of the
former Pier View restaurant at 1 Van Der Donck Street, Yonkers,
NY, located in the Hudson Park Apartment Complex.
{mosgoogle}Accomplished restaurateur Elio Rugova will open
Dolphin Restaurant in the Yonkers Waterfront Development. His
son Jimmy will join him as general manager. Award-winning chef
Anthony DeMarsico, who has garnered rave reviews from the New
York Times, The Bergen Record and The Greenwich Times, will be
leading kitchen.
Yonkers native Rugova was a three star chef at Captain’s
Table in Manhattan who went on to be the chef/partner of a
seafood restaurant, also called Dolphin, in the 1980’s in New
York City. He has spent the last two decades working at the ever
popular Mulino’s in White Plains. Jimmy Rugova honed his
restaurant skills working at the Las Vegas location of Smith &
Wollensky Steakhouse and other many other venues. Jimmy will be
assisted by his brothers Skel, Agron and D.
Mr. Rugova and his sons are busy renovating the former
Pierview location, which is located at the edge of the Hudson
River. They have done an extensive job redesigning the bar to
accent the international wines that they will serve. They have
also redesigned parts of the kitchen which will greatly improve
the kitchen efficiencies. The renovated décor will include
various stone, wood and glass finishes as well as up to date LED
lighting. They hope to open sometime time in May.
Chef DeMarsico has created a new menu that will feature a
wide variety of fresh seafood with a diverse international flair
ranging from oven roasted sea base, whole fish to Lobster
DelFano. The kitchen will also offer a wide range of small
plates and meat dishes to compliment the large wine element that
the restaurant will offer.
The Rugova family is very grateful to Tara McGuire and the
Joyce family for their assistance in expediting the acquisition
of the new restaurant.
The owner of the property, Dwight Collins, said he “was very
impressed when he met the Rugova family.” “This is truly the
America Dream. When Elio Rugova arrived in The United States he
did not speak a word of English. Now he and his sons are opening
their own restaurant.” Dwight Collins, one of the principals of
Hudson Park also said “This restaurant location is critical to
the vibrancy of the Yonkers Waterfront revitalization and we are
confident that the Rugova’s will be a resounding success.”
For the past 15 years Collins Enterprises LLC has worked with
the City of Yonkers and has been an integral park of bringing
back the Yonkers waterfront. The 600 unit Hudson Park Apartments
offers spectacular views and in only a 23 minute commute to NYC.
Collins Enterprises LLC owns and operates a $500 million
portfolio of multifamily and commercial office buildings from
Virginia to the New York City area. The firm is nationally
recognized for building unique redevelopment projects, often in
strategic locations such as urban waterfronts and reemerging
downtowns.
About Houlihan & O’Malley Real Estate Services: Houlihan &
O’Malley Real Estate Services of Bronxville, NY, specializes in
residential sales, commercial sales, commercial appraisal, and
brokerage services. Brothers Joe and Dan Houlihan own the
company and represent the fifth generation of their family
committed to excellence in the real estate business. Brother
Gerry Houlihan manages the hospitality division.
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