Workers have removed the scaffolding and construction netting from 64 E. First St., showing off the building that the marketing materials say "stylishly pays homage to the nearby iconic Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges."
Here's a look at the rendering...
The site for 64 East — located [eyeroll] in the "Bowery District" — shows that two units are svailable in the $3.3 million neighborhood. (For what it's worth, the Post recently noted that Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Anne Miller Rogen recently checked out a home here.) In total, there are six, full-floor residences here between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
This lot previously housed LaVie, the horrible hookah hotspot that closed for good in June 2013 after a protracted battle with the SLA.
Previously on EV Grieve:
La Vie has closed; neighbors rejoice
Former La Vie space on East First Street will be demolished
Getting rid of the rats at the former LaVie ahead of a new 6-floor residential building
Here lies the remains of La Vie
Here's a look at the new condos coming to East 1st Street
This is what the new condo building at 64 E. 1st St. will really look like
The 'stunning boutique collection' of new residences on East 1st Street in 'The Bowery District'
Construction watch: 64 E. 1st St., paying homage to the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges
Rendering: Building is finished with a slightly pearlescent sheen - maybe a terracotta like the Woolworth building, or some kind of stone-effect tile.
ReplyDeleteActual: Drab, grey concrete, waiting to collect rust stains and inevitably be called "industrial chic."
EVERY time I think about chowing down on some rich folks, it comes back to me......
ReplyDeleteRICH PEOPLE GOT NO TASTE!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Seth Rogen yells in real life as much as he does in his movies?
Yes, that's one of the subtlest/sleaziest examples of "rendering idealism" I've seen. As stone-effect tile or some such it would be okay; as it is, it's grim.
ReplyDeletePlease cover it back up.
ReplyDeleteAgree with others here, (and this is from someone who likes brutalist architecture), this is a bleak, dreary building which says maximum security prison more and luxury regardless of it being in the "bowery district".
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting what gets built these days in a Old Law Tenement footprint. Apart from the lack of closet space, I thought the floor plan was attractive. As an OLT there were probably four apartments per floor with 4-8 people per apartment (based on my dim recollection of the Tenement Museum tour), compared to the 1-3 likely to live in the floor through. Both market-rate apartments for their respective eras.
ReplyDeleteIf I could afford $3.4 million, I'd rather live in one of the "Gold Coast" Greenwich Village buildings like the Brevoort, Stewart House, One Fifth, or Brevoort East. Why? for that money I'd like a doorman /concierge service 24/7. I've always wondered if people who can afford apartments without such services actually go to Cooper Sq PO and stand on line to get their packages. Who opens the door for their Fresh Direct orders or their Amazon deliveries if they are not home?
ReplyDeleteI need someone to unwrap the 'stylishly pays homage to' sentence for me. Can anyone explain the mechanics of that idea? How is homage being paid, exactly?
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