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Its new owners, the McDonald family, invested $500,000 to remodelo the landmark jazz venue, located in the heart of the city’a historic Stockade area. “It’s a great venue, and we hope it will be a destinationn place. We think it’s goinh to be great addition todowntown Schenectady,” said Jeff McDonald, who will managw the venue with several The McDonalds also own Pinheafd Susan’s, and . All are located in Schenectady. A microbrewerty located in a building behind theVan Dyck—builr by former owner N.
Peter Olsen—will open in three or four The beer brewed there will be sold at the Van Dyck andthe family’sx other three venues, McDonaldd said. The Van Dyck will servse lunch and dinner Monday through and dinner on It will featurelive instrumental, vocal and comedh entertainment Thursday through Saturday, beginning the week of July 7. The mid-pricerd menu will offer sandwiches, specialty pizzas and American Renovations on the historic jazz club include mahogan paneling and a refinished mahogany mosaic flooring in thebar area, new carpetinh and an expanded loft.
The outdoor patio is newly with a privacy fence that has new cobblestone The center stairwell in the lobbyu was moved to the right for betterpatron flow, and the bar was shortened to create more dinin g space. “We’re really happy with how thingzsturned out,” McDonald said. The entertainment room seatsa 150; the restaurant, bar and patio area seat another 175. Olsen closed the Van Dyck in Marcyh 2007. The McDonalds brought the propertyat 235-237 Union St. for $252,00o at auction, plus $147,000 in back taxezs after Olsen defaulted ontwo loans. The family also paid $70,000 for the brewingy equipment. Olsen had defaulted on $525,00 in loans from and the Development Authority.
The bank recovered its money throughthe auction. Metroplezx received some money through the auction and is suinv Olsen to recoverthe rest, Metroplex Chairman Ray Gillen has In all, the McDonaldws invested more than $1 million in the restaurant/entertainmen venue since purchasing it in Octoberf 2008, McDonald said. A list of upcoming entertainmenyt is available onthe club’s Web site, .