Nali Patio Closed to Public Until Further Notice

The day of reckoning has come and gone and Nali Patio has reverted to its original owners. But due to damage wreaked upon the venue by a demolition crew hired by the outgoing property manager yesterday, the space is now closed to the public over safety concerns.

When we visited Nali before the lunchtime rush at around 11am today (Jul 1), we found the main east entrance still closed and the pathway to the north entrance blocked by two diligent Bao’an and a number of Jiaming Properties employees – the real estate firm that is currently managing Nali Patio.

According to the Jiaming employee we spoke to, the property was closed to public traffic by the local government due to the damage done yesterday.

Many shops inside the complex were still open for waimai delivery around 11am, but El Barrio, Daruma, and Bottega have since closed due to ongoing safety concerns related to the demolished part of the building, a source familiar with the restaurants said. Wagyukami and M Natural informed us they would still be offering waimai when we contacted them.

The source further explained that due to the mess, a lot needs to be cleaned up and repaired. They told us that the current landlord is working as fast as possible to get the building open again. At present, Nali Patio is only open to business owners and staff.

As we reported yesterday, a demolition crew hired by the outgoing property manager – who has been subleasing the Nali Patio space from Jiaming Properties since 2009 – set to work taking down large portions of the complex from the night of Jun 29 to Jun 30. This was reportedly done in an attempt to return the property to its original state as specified in the original lease.

According to another source, Jiaming decided to suspend the previous manager's sublease because, surprise surprise, there was a dispute over money.

In the end, it is still unclear which sections of the building were subject to be torn down, but the extra elevators within the complex leading to upper floors and a separate building which housed Spanish restaurant Carmen have all been torn down.

The only restaurant to have stated that they are closed for the time being since demolitions began was Mosto, while others we spoke to said they planned to remain open or planned to stay open but were uncertain of future plans. As of press time, the Bell by Martini has not confirmed if they are opening as usual, but it's safe to assume they won't be considering Nali is still shut.

While sections of the building remained open to diners and foot traffic yesterday afternoon, the complex has been and will remain closed until further notice as of today.

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