8/29/2008 Update:

I get so many emails about Empire Fitness, that it’s almost too much to post. But here’s one sent to Hoboken411 this morning:

“I am a member at Empire Fitness on Washington St. Their hours M-F are 5:00 - 11:30pm (10:00 pm) Friday. This whole week, they failed to open on time. I am not talking about 10-15 minutes late, I am talking about hours. For example today, I got there at 6:45 am, and no one got there to open the place until 7:10 am. Speaking to others inside the gym, this has been going on all week (I can only account for Wednesday and today). The more frustrating part is that the gym does not acknowledge that there is a problem, or does not even seem to offer any sort of apology. I am locked in for a year, so I have little recourse. I just thought a blurb on your site about it would be a good idea so they are held somewhat accountable.”

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8/28/2008 Update:

One of the agents said:

“We are open for business. We had a one month restructuring period so the office was temporarily closed. We were still actively selling and managing during that period though. Now we are Focusing mainly on investment type properties, rentals and property management. We still do condo sales and rentals of course. At Elite Brokers Property Management LLC we are trying to differentiate ourselves from all the other shops in town.”

4/30/2008 Update:

Not sure what the deal is here, but all of last week, the place was closed. Another doomed business?

Description - Real estate agents
Website - www.hobokenelite.com
Address - 162 1st St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Telephone - 201-656-2422

8/26/2008 Review:

A week or two ago, I had mentioned I wanted to review the place along with someone who had a “fetish” for cupcakes. That review happened last week:

Cupcake showdown: Sweet vs. Carlo’s

Hoboken411 reader “DietCokeGal” and myself visited Sweet last Friday afternoon.

In order to have some kind of baseline comparison, I also picked up a couple of these famous cupcakes from Carlo’s Bake Shop as well.

For starters, Sweet primarily focuses on what owner Angela says they do best: cupcakes. In addition to various-sized cupcakes, they also sell brownies, cookies, cheesecake, full-sized cakes and delicious coffee & espresso. Speaking of their coffee, it may have been one of the best cups I’ve had in Hoboken in a while. They sell Kitten Coffee, which in my opinion was very smooth, not bitter, and quite robust. I was wired for hours later.

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8/25/2008:

Finally got around to creating a new listing, in place of the old Creative Little Monsters.

If you want to sign up, fall sessions start September 15th. Here’s what new owner Sally Robertson has to say about Creative Groove Studio!

Vibrant energy and community vibe

“The Creative Groove Studio offers children’s classes for babies to 10 year olds in music, latin dance, bilingual classes (English/Spanish), stand up comedy, intro to improv and more. We also offer children’s birthday parties.

I founded a pre-school Latin Dance and Spanish Language program (Bailemos-Let’s Dance) four years ago in Hoboken. I rented space at Creative Little Monsters to teach those classes. I took over the lease in January when the owners of Creative Little Monsters closed the coloring book store.”

Description: Dance instruction for both children and adults.
Address: 1200 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: 917-922-1061
Web: www.creativegroovestudio.com
Email: sally@creativegroovestudio.com

8/19/2008 Update & Taste Test:

We’re getting very close to having our very own delicious Five Guys Burgers & Fries!

Sneak Peek

Last weekend, I stopped by the Absecon location. The place was buzzing with customers, and orders were flying out the door. Much to my surprise, the burgers were out of this world! (I had cheese, onions, pickles & jalapenos) The fries on the other hand, while fresh cut potatoes, were just a tad too oily and could have been a bit more “well done.”

But I still can’t wait to have these burgers around the block! Hopefully the prices are in line with the other locations (I doubt it…)

Sizes & Calories

One thing to note: They have two burger sizes: Regular and Little. I thought it was literally the size of the burger. But keep in mind a regular burger is TWO burgers (i.e., a “double”) and the little is just a “single.” I still shoveled the double burger down with ease.

You can check their nutrition facts here.

A single plain burger is 540 calories with no toppings or condiments. Add 280 for a double. So a bacon cheeseburger will clock in at just about 1000 calories! Holy moly!

Who else has had a burger from Five Guys recently?

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8/18/2008 Doomed Report:

As several Hoboken411 readers mentioned a few days ago, Exit Hoboken Realty has “Exited” Hoboken, and gets filed in the “Doomed” category (at least their 620 Washington Street location.)

According to Exit Realty’s Website, they’re “growing!”

Does anyone know if this (what seems to be an MLM company) is moving to one of the countless other empty storefronts in Hoboken (or the doomed Cupo Real Estate spot)?

Exit Realty: 2006-2008

See how the spot looked before, and during their tenure at this midtown location after the jump..

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8/16/2008:

Yet another absent business added to the Hoboken411 directory. Gotta love Saturday Fluff!

What is a “tower” of beauty exactly?
Has anyone ever tried?

Description: Beauty Salon
Address: 606 Willow Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030
Telephone: 201-659-9483

8/15/2008 Update:

Construction is moving along slowly but surely.

Hope they can open before Halloween!

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8/15/2008 Update:

With the Cup Joint falling under new management a few months ago, it appears they’re doing some renovations/upgrades as well as possibly changing the name.

Note that The Cup Joint website now goes straight to the Doric Apartment website.

(If the name does in fact change, there will be a new entry created to give them a “fresh start” to distance themselves from the previous not-so-positive comments.)

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8/14/2008 Update:

Another Real Estate entry that hasn’t been updated in over a year!

The “formerly known as Velocity” condominiums are now called the “Julianna,” and are rentals instead.

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