Matt H., I think I remember you asking a question about the restaurant, Sam's a while back and I don't think anyone answered you.
I bring it up because I just got an e-mail about the impending departure of Barrymore's.
Yes, Sam's will be gone as well. Everything west of the Imperial Theatre (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is there now) on both 45th and 46th Streets will be demolished. The host at Barrymore's who sent out an e-mail about his establishment said the work won't begin for a long time but they (Barrymore's) are closing up shop because the interim landlord wants a large rent increase and a deposit until the work begins. Sam's may have a longer lease than Barrymore's so they may be around for a while but Barrymore's will be closing on January 29th.
Another restaurant on 46th Street, JR's, has already closed. Frankie and Johnnie's Steakhouse will close as well as all the storefronts on Eighth Avenue (a deli, tourist trap souvenir stores, etc.). We won't see the new building (a Disney Theatre and hotel complex) for probably 5 years or more but the fallout is happening now.