Monday, November 28, 2016

Something to think about (aka, Hello darkness my old friend)



Not much seems to be happening over at 118 E. First St. between Avenue A and First Avenue... As previously noted, the existing structure is being demolished to make room for a 9-story residential building.

In total, there are seven units divided over 12,500 square feet of residential space, as NY Yimby first reported. (Given the size — about 1,800 square feet, NYY figures these will be condos.) There will also be about 250 square feet for retail.

The city approved the plans in November 2015.

In the meantime, this note appeared the other day on one of the windows...



"Please think about the darkness you are going to create with your development."

Freyer Architects are designing the building. We haven't seen any renderings yet (other than those zoning diagrams from our last post on this address).

Previously on EV Grieve:
118 E. 1st St. arrives on the market with so many possibilities, and air rights

118 E. 1st. St. will yield to a new 9-floor residential building

Demolition of 118 E. 1st St. begins to make way for 9-story residential building

7 comments:

EV Grieve said...

Thanks to the 3 commenters for pointing out the the typo in the headline — I fixed it.

Anonymous said...

How will this create darkness? The shadow?

Laura Goggin Photography said...

The Darkness...I'm thinking of the Neverending Story. I guess that was the "Nothing" but same idea.

Glenn said...

One Ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them.

Anonymous said...

I live next door and can confirm that nothing has happened here in months. They started and then just nothing.

Anonymous said...

Beware of darkness

Anonymous said...

Anybody else remember playing low stake poker in the garden level apartment?