Forged on the fire.
For decades, Fire Island Pinet, the historic gay community located on the banner of Barrier Island, has been a reliable refuge for gay men waiting in a ferry to leave every summer.
But as another breakdown season comes out, the community is shaking like the strong cups of boozy pines that usually drink there.
Enter Tryst Hospitality and his Gregario Tycoon Tristan Schukraft, who had a contract last year to acquire 75% of Febled Fire Island Pinetial District, a complex that has exchanged his hands more than rarely since he became in the late 1950’s.
“I have never felt more excitement and optimism at the beginning of the new season as I feel this year,” Post Henry Robin, the President of the Fire Island Island Owners Association, told. “We are all optimistic about the improvements he is doing.”
“It is really exciting for what can be the most famous gay community in the world,” said Andrew Kirtzman, a former political consultant and journalist who owned the business district from 2000 to 2015.
Kirtzman said, “Tristan seems to have his heart in the right place and he has the means to update.”
For the new property, it was a fantastic $ 17 million agreement for the heart of the bustling seasonal community that counts the only place, in addition to the beach because the local masses are called, including several bars, clubs, a gym and a historical hotel known as the Tryst – built as the Botel and still refers to its original name by many.
“When I found out that I was on sale, I was immediately interested in me,” Schukraft told the Purchase of the Gargantuan purchase that he took to the Wall Street Journal to bend -the man who bought Fire Island. “
In West, Schukraft previously took over the reins of the historic Gay Bar of Los Angeles The Abbey and, in April, opened the Tryst Puerto Vallarta, a luxury hotel that had a starry opening that attended as Jennifer Coolidge and Demi Lovato.
However, Schukraft confesses what he calls his pine passion project: “At the end of the day, it is not great investments.”
“Even buying the abbey was not a great investment. People would say,” Oh, the earth is so valuable below the abbey! “But what will I do, sell and build condominis?
A central part of its countless plans for a renewed fire island includes the renovation of the Botel building, which has been dragged and will become an elegant boutique.
“When I first went, I met the firefighter marshal and joked,” Hey, if a fire occurs, without a hurry, “he says of the dilapid structure, which had formerly shared baths.
As a result, the ongoing updates are the island’s conversation.
“They are taking the most of the casing of the same as it is strengthened,” said Jon Barrett, a publisher based in Brooklyn who has a house on Fire Island.
“I recently loved to see the boys of Go-Go dancing in what is left of the window frames blocked by ashes.”
“When we talked about the new property last year, it was a combination of emotion for fresh blood, fresh ideas and a new taking of everything,” said Naouum Naoumov, a technological worker in Brooklyn who has a house on the pines.
Schukraft also plans to open a spa and renewal of the blue whale, the historic night that helped launch a LGBTQ phenomenon nationally in 1966: the Dance Tea Dance, a evening party after a day busy on the beach.
“After this season, we will demolish and rebuild it at two levels,” says Schukraft, emphasizing that they plan to preserve their tile soil, which represents the titular mammal in its name.
In the meantime, the pavilion, another bar and club on the island that embodies an impressive story, is also planned for an image change.
Schukraft plans to demolish it and create the space again, as it was originally seen before being demolished in 2006.
Back in the domestic association, Robin states that there has been a general “generational change” on the island.
“Over the past five years, a third of our homes have changed property,” he says on an influx of more young people, undoubtedly influenced by the culture of work of pandemic from home.
“I am excited that the pineapples have a little love,” said Ivan Valladares, a 30 -year -old communications specialist who has visited the area since 2018.
“The community is changing, like its coastline,” he thought, alluding to a beach erosion situation that the United States Army Engineers Corps has treated.
“The iconic beaches of Long Island are a very daring natural resource and I am doing everything I am in my power to protect them for the next generation,” said ruler Kathy Hochul at that time, with the sight of a massive facility on the coast until the end.
However, Naoumov states: “At the same time, there is a little concern, as this affects most of the city and there is a lot of power with this, with changes in the culture and the community. It can affect things dramatically.”
And some care about the increasing cost of enjoying an already expensive island.
Naoumov said, “With a lot of investment, the owner will probably want to recover these prices.”
In the meantime, Schukraft claims that it plans to make the pines more accessible to all – Fire Island, as a whole, has limited accommodation, beyond the private houses that are grouped along their walks.
“I always feel like so many people want to go, but I have never been, because if you are not part of a campaign or you do not have the connections, it is difficult to find a house. So having the hotel will really open the island of fire to so many more people.”
Zak Stone, owner of the Saint One Management Company, has been in Fire Island since 2019 and is “excited to see that the level of taste slowly improves when it comes to music and nightlife”.
“The new property in The Pines has the potential to base this progress healing more diverse talent.”
In general, Schukraft points out to the rich history of the area for his passion for the area, from his childhood in the 50’s, The Wild ’70 Days, to the community, becoming a shelter during the scourge of the AIDS crisis in the 1980’s and 90’s.
“When people could not get a doctor in the city, they came to the Pinas Clinic, so it has been an important community in so many ways throughout the generations.”
As Nouumov stated: “People are generally wise, but things look good.”
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