According to PunkNews.org, “The estate of late CBGB founder Hillel Kristal are looking for buyers who would be “best for the brand and Hilley’s legacy.” This is good, being that they sold it once already to a marketing group who have since gone bankrupt and never paid for their purchase. I think the estate would probably be wiling to bend on the intentions of the buyer for someone with good credit.
If you’re wondering why the venue wasn’t included, well, it has been shutdown since the 2006 final show with Patti Smith. But when you write Santa in a few weeks, your own punk brand is now totally attainable, though any of the ideals that the place once stood for are long disassociated with it.