▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁before . ▁R iese ▁Brothers ▁is ▁a ▁restaurant ▁management ▁company , ▁with ▁such ▁names ▁as ▁Sch ra ff t ' s , ▁Long ch amps , ▁Ch ock ▁Full ▁o ' ▁N uts ▁and ▁Child s ▁fig uring ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁their ▁real ▁estate - orient ed ▁business ▁formula . ▁Over ▁time ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁Lü ch ow ' s ▁food ▁and ▁service ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁turn ▁for ▁the ▁worse , ▁with ▁stem ware ▁abandoned ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁short ▁glass es , ▁and ▁no ▁table cl oth s ▁at ▁l unch , ▁according ▁to ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁ ▁With ▁completion ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁ref urb ish ments ▁at ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁by ▁R estaur ant ▁Associ ates , ▁whose ▁principal , ▁Peter ▁A sch ken asy , ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁Mayor ▁Ed ▁Koch , ▁providing ▁much ▁needed ▁public ity , ▁the ▁place ▁was ▁seem ingly ▁res ur rect ed , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁capacity ▁Christmas ▁season ▁business . ▁Architecture ▁students ▁made ▁their ▁week ly ▁vis its ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁ec lect ic ▁br ic - a - b rac ▁and ▁stat u ary , ▁st ained ▁glass ▁sk yl ights ▁and ▁art ▁nouveau ▁appoint ments ; ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁frequently ▁mentioned ▁" 1 5 0 0 ▁cou ver ts " ▁( pr on ounced ▁" co vers ") ▁in ▁one ▁day ▁occurred ▁multiple ▁times . ▁ ▁Dem ise ▁