Gut renovations underway at 324 E. 4th St., most recently the makeshift gallery for Hanksy and Co.

The gut renovations recently started at 324 E. Fourth St., where there are approved plans to add three new floors to the existing building here between Avenue C and Avenue D.

DOB plans documents show that No. 324 will eventually be home to 11 apartments.



In December and January, the empty tenement served as a makeshift gallery for Hanksy and a group of 40-plus artists.





There was talk that Hanksy would return here for one last show before the renovations started. However, as far as we know, that never happened.

Previously on EV Grieve:
2 new floors, gut renovation in store for empty tenement that last housed a Hanksy art show

At Hanksy's 'Surplus Candy' art show in an abandoned East Village tenement

Video: Hanksy & friends transform this East Village tenement into 'Surplus Candy'

As we first pointed out last month, 324 E. Fourth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D is being fitted for two new floors, not to mention a head-to-toe renovation for 11 residential units. The plans are currently awaiting approval by the city.

The empty tenement was also home to two recent, not-so-secret art shows by Hanksy.

Yesterday, Gothamist posted a video of the Jan. 10 "Surplus Candy" show coming together…



And if you want more Hanksy, the Times filed a profile on the street artist on Sunday. Enjoy that here.

Previously on EV Grieve:
2 new floors, gut renovation in store for empty tenement that last housed a Hanksy art show

At Hanksy's 'Surplus Candy' art show in an abandoned East Village tenement

At Hanksy's 'Surplus Candy' art show in an abandoned East Village tenement

This past Friday night, street artist Hanksy hosted a kinda secret show for a few hours inside an abandoned East Village building. (There was a show here as well back on Dec. 20. Someone connected with this also asked us not to divulge the location. But if you really want to know you can figure it out easily enough.)

We stopped by for a look. (Gothamist has more photos and video from the night… as well as info on the other artists involved.)























A sequel here is possible, though, as Gothamist notes, Hanksy is now out of town. The empty building is apparently due for either a demo or gut renovation … there aren't any plans on file yet with the Department of Buildings.

Updated:
Hugh Burckhardt has a lot more photos from Friday night at his blog More Than Usual.

Also, Bucky Turco and Marina Galperina from Animal NY have a recap in Metro today.