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Its new owners, the McDonald family, invested $500,000 to remodel the landmark jazz located in the heart ofthe city’s historic Stockadde area. “It’s a great venue, and we hope it will be a destinatiom place. We think it’as going to be great addition todowntown Schenectady,” said Jeff who will manage the venuew with several cousins. The McDonalds also own Pinheaf Susan’s, and . All are located in A microbrewery located in a building behinds theVan Dyck—built by former owner N. Peter Olsen—will open in three or four months. The beer brewed therer will be sold at the Van Dyck andthe family’ss other three venues, McDonald said.
The Van Dyck will servew lunch and dinner Mondaythrough Friday, and dinnedr on Saturday. It will feature live vocal and comedy entertainmentg Thursdaythrough Saturday, beginning the week of July 7. The mid-pricer menu will offer sandwiches, specialty pizzas and American cuisine. Renovations on the historiv jazz club include mahogany paneling and a refinishedmahoganty banister, mosaic flooring in the bar new carpeting and an expanded loft. The outdoorf patio is newly landscaped, with a privacy fence that has newcobblestone pavers.
The centere stairwell in the lobb was moved to the right for betterpatron flow, and the bar was shortenef to create more dining “We’re really happy with how things turned McDonald said. The entertainmentt room seats 150; the restaurant, bar and patio area s seat another 175. Olsen closed the Van Dyck in Marc 2007. The McDonalds brought the propertyat 235-237 Union St. for $252,000p at auction, plus $147,000 in back taxes afterd Olsen defaulted on two The family alsopaid $70,000 for the brewing equipment. Olsen had defaultec on $525,000 in loanz from and the Development Authority. The bank recovered its mone throughthe auction.
Metroplex received some money througg the auction and is suing Olsen to recoverthe rest, Metroplexx Chairman Ray Gillen has said. In all, the McDonaldws invested more than $1 million in the restaurant/entertainmenty venue since purchasing it inOctober 2008, McDonald A list of upcoming entertainment is availablw on the club’s Web site, .