Tokuyama Salon 230 East 83rd Street New York NY 10028
NOW
Taka Tokuyama came to the US from Tokyo in 2004. He began his career in New York working not only in salons, but also as a hair stylist for fashion shows and some leading magazines. In 2011, he decided that it was time to launch his own brand. The first business that he opened was on 83rd Street. He immediately drew customers from the neighborhood, and he is proud to say that many of the celebrities he worked with over the years also frequent the salon. In 2013, he opened another space in the East Village, followed more recently in 2016, with one in Tribeca. Each week, Taka divides his time as evenly as possible, accommodating his clients at all three of his salons.
THEN
Hardly altered since it was built in 1891, 230 East 83rd Street was not part of a row, but it blends nicely with the contemporaneous neighboring buildings. The five-story brick building, with intricate brickwork and detailed stone lintels, was designed by Charles Stegmayer, a prolific Swiss architect in Yorkville at the turn of the century. During the American prohibition, a speakeasy bar operated from the building, and it was raided in 1932, shortly before the passage of the Twenty-First Amendment. In the 1950s, Yorktown Heating & Engineering Co. operated from one of the building’s storefronts.
