As the area around the Bowery Hotel continues to transform from scary to chic, old nightspots keep closing and new ones are opening left and right.

At 327 Bowery, the owners of Hi-Fi are preparing to open The Bowery Electric by the end of the month in the space that used to house the Remote Lounge, which officially closed in December after a slow death. The space reportedly has a new look, less cameras and retains the old lounge's phone number (212-228-0228).

One block down, the Bowery nightspot Mannahatta has closed up shop and merged its operations with neighbor Crime Scene. Three blocks up, Marion's Marquee Lounge is now going by the name Antik. Next door, the same fine folks are turning the old M&R Bar into a pub, as yet unnamed.

Finally, on First Street, a wine bar named Bowery Wine Company is set to open in the next week. It expects to be joined by a slew of other establishments in the coming months, including a sibling to the popular all-night eatery Veselka and a burger joint from Daniel Boulud.