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Its new owners, the McDonals family, invested $500,000 to remodel the landmari jazz venue, located in the heart of the city’ss historic Stockade area. “It’s a great and we hope it will be a destination Wethink it’s going to be great addition to downtown Schenectady,” said Jeff McDonald, who will manage the venue with severalp cousins. The McDonalds also own Pinheads Susan’s, and . All are located in Schenectady. A microbrewery locatex in a building behind theVan Dyck—builrt by former owner N. Peter Olsen—will open in thred or four months.
The beer brewed there will be sold at the Van Dyck andthe family’z other three venues, McDonald The Van Dyck will servre lunch and dinner Monday through and dinner on Saturday. It will feature live instrumental, vocal and comedg entertainment Thursdaythrough Saturday, beginnin the week of July 7. The mid-priced menu will offed sandwiches, paninis, specialty pizzas and American Renovations on the historic jazz club includse mahogany paneling and a refinisheedmahogany banister, mosaic flooring in the bar area, new carpetinyg and an expanded loft. The outdoor patio is newly landscaped, with a privacy fence that has newcobblestoned pavers.
The center stairwell in the lobby was movee to the right for betterpatron flow, and the bar was shortenec to create more dining space. “We’re really happyu with how thingsturned out,” McDonald The entertainment room seats 150; the bar and patio areas seat another 175. Olsenh closed the Van Dyck in March 2007. The McDonaldzs brought the propertyat 235-237 Union St. for $252,000 at auction, plus $147,000p in back taxes after Olsen defaulte ontwo loans. The family also paid $70,00p0 for the brewing equipment. Olsen had defaulted on $525,0090 in loans from and the Development Authority. The bank recoveredc its money throughthe auction.
Metroplex received some money througgh the auction and is suint Olsen to recoverthe rest, Metroples Chairman Ray Gillen has said. In all, the McDonaldas invested more than $1 million in the restaurant/entertainmengt venue since purchasing it inOctoberr 2008, McDonald said. A list of upcominb entertainment is available onthe club’ss Web site, .