Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Construction watch: Alphabet Plaza



We walked by Alphabet Plaza, the 12-story mixed-used apartment building going up at East Houston and Avenue D, the other day (Saturday!) ...



and noticed a few more new developments... such as the emergence of the parking garage...



There is a curb cut...



In total, there will be 135 units here, 30 of them affordable (the deadline to apply was Feb. 18).



Other building amenities include 24-hour doorman, valet services (laundry drop-off and pick-up), fitness center, residents lounge, landscaped roof decks with BBQ area and bike storage.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: 12th-story 'Alphabet Plaza' in the works for Second Street and Avenue D

Alphabet Plaza ready to rise on Avenue D

Alphabet Plaza is rising on East Houston and Avenue D

Easy as...: Alphabet Plaza makes first appearance above ground

Here are details on applying for one of the 30 affordable units in Alphabet Plaza
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 9, 2014 at 8:18 AM

    30 affordable
    105 unaffordable

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  2. AnonymousApril 9, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    and 100% hideous

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  3. GojiraApril 9, 2014 at 9:18 AM

    Hideous.

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  4. Ken from Ken's KitchenApril 9, 2014 at 9:43 AM

    It's got kind of an East Germany in the 1960s vibe.

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  5. AnonymousApril 9, 2014 at 9:51 AM

    Could there be anything more stupefying ugly?

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  6. Glenn BelverioApril 9, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    Oh Ken, East German architecture was much better than this!

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  7. AnonymousApril 9, 2014 at 12:28 PM

    New York City architecture has pretty much always been about profit over beauty. Look at the most expensive building we have WTC 1, a bland glass pylon instead of a monument of the NY spirit and culture. The vision is to squeeze every penny out of every square inch in a new building, period.

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  8. AnonymousApril 9, 2014 at 12:58 PM

    What's up with the gray-brick trend?

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  9. Laura Goggin PhotographyApril 9, 2014 at 1:20 PM

    Looking at that photo, I had no idea where this was (street, neighborhood, city). There must be a giant pre-fab glass box factory somewhere that churns out these anywhere buildings.

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  10. THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.April 9, 2014 at 6:26 PM

    Who knew you could stack feces so neatly?

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  11. AnonymousApril 9, 2014 at 7:23 PM

    What do u think they're thinking @ Jacob Riis, Baruch and Lillian Wald? I know. I grew up there.

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  12. AnonymousApril 12, 2014 at 9:57 AM

    Seems there's a lot of angry people out there...

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  13. TiffanyMay 7, 2014 at 11:44 AM

    It's sad to see people so concerned with the outside looks. It's a home. A place to live. Some people don't have that luxury.

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