Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Test drilling along an empty stretch of East 14th Street


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

A crew has set up shop over on East 14th Street...outside the strip of recently vacated buildings between Avenue A and Avenue B ... The workers are testing water levels and the composition of the soil ... steps to take before any construction can start here...

A still-unspecified new development will eat up much of the block. As we first reported last December, eight parcels consisting of 222 Avenue A and 504 - 530 E. 14th St. (excluding No. 520) were leased for a 99-year period by the respective owner of East Village 14 LLC. As The Real Deal reported, city property records show that Gary Barnett of Extell Development signed a 99-year lease worth $35.14 million to rent eight Sol Goldman-owned properties.

No word on any construction timeline here either. Back in November 2012, we spotted a drill outfit at the former Mary Help of Christians, which was eventually demolished last month.

Previously on EV Grieve:
East 14th Street exodus continues

The disappearing storefronts of East 14th Street

[Updated with correction] 8-lot parcel of East 14th Street primed for new development

Bargain Express has closed on East 14th Street

East 14th Street corridor now nearly business-free ahead of new development
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    These machine was set up and drilling a month ago on East 13th Street between Ave A and Ave B.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2013 at 12:42 PM

    A new Pottersville of bars for the Stuy Dorms.

    ReplyDelete

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