Tuesday, August 30, 2016

2 years after closing, last East Village gas station finally looking ready for demolition



A demolition crew has been at the former Mobil station on Avenue C and East Houston...



...putting it yet another fence.



DOB permits show that the actual demolition will begin today. Meanwhile, the city has yet to approve the necessary permits for the 9-story retail-residential building here. (It had been 10 stories at one point.)

As a reminder, here are some renderings via the architect of record, Rotwein + Blake, showing what's to come...





There will be 46 residential units here and 4,600 square feet of ground-level retail.

The Mobil station closed on Sept. 2, 2014. It was the last one in business in the East Village.



Previously on EV Grieve:
You have a little longer to get gas on Avenue C

Plans filed for new 9-story building at site of Mobil station on East Houston and Avenue C

State seizes Mobil station on Avenue C and Houston for nonpayment of taxes

New residential building for former Mobil station lot will be 10 floors with 0 zero affordable units

A look inside the last East Village gas station

Demolition permits filed for former Mobil station on Avenue C; plus new renderings of what's replacing it

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What sort of retail is going to go into that spot?

Anonymous said...

Starbucks, TD, Duane Reade, Subway, and 7-11

Gojira said...

Nothing that I'll be able to afford, I have no doubt. Or want, either, for that matter, who am I kidding?

Anonymous said...

Open a chipotle Mexican grill there and I'll be there everyday lol