Friday, January 31, 2014

2 new floors, gut renovation in store for empty tenement that last housed a Hanksy art show



324 E. Fourth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D is one of the last unique-looking buildings left in the area... not for long, though. There are plans on file with the city to gut-renovate the empty tenement and add two floors. Under this proposal, the number of apartments would increase from four to 11.

We're unsure how long the building has been vacant. At least one person had keys. The street artist Hanksy hosted a kinda secret show here called "Surplus Candy" on Jan. 10...









Hanksy also hosted another event here here in December. Hanksy probably has time to do a few more here before the permits are OK'd and the renovations begin.

The renovated building may match up nicely with the neutered 326-328 E. Fourth St. ... the former artists' collective and burial society called the Uranian Phalanstery and First New York Gnostic Lyceum Temple that Icon Realty turned into expensive dorms.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2014 at 5:43 PM

    i dont like to live in the past but i sure hate to see the good stuff go

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  2. Scuba DivaFebruary 2, 2014 at 4:36 PM

    I'm so glad the neighborhood is being made safe for rich people.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 17, 2017 at 7:32 PM

    i lived at 324 east 4th street from 1955 until 1964-- My parents owned the building..teegee1241@yahoo.com

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