There has been talk dating to 2010 about a new residential building at the site of this empty lot (used for parking) in the 600 block of Ninth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C.
As these photos via Bobby Williams show, workers have started excavation at the site (officially 639 E. Ninth St.) ...
The rendering on the plywood reveals an 8-story building...
The permits are a little more confusing (at least to me), showing a combination of lots — the empty one along with No. 641 to the east. (Same landlord — Adeia Associated LP.) The 8-story building rising in the empty lot looks to have 14 residential units.
In any event, there's a partial stop work order on the lot now after a complaint filed with the city last week noted "CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATION IS SHAKING MY BUILDING."
Here's a photo of the lot from 2012...
Boo! I was hoping for a Poke Bowl Extra Place.
ReplyDeleteThe owner got around the zoning height restrictions on the "sliver" lot by combining lots and then calling this new building a horizontal extension of the existing one at 641, even thought the buildings won't even touch. Since the ruling that such extensions were not allowed was made in 2012 and the owner had put in his application prior to that, the DOB had to lift their previous denial of permission.
ReplyDeleteThe construction at 639 is very alarming to the residents at 635. The lot is vacant because the twin of 635 collapsed in the 1980s, making the remaining building much more shaky. The foundations of 639, which touch those at 635, will have to be removed. According to the posted "Stop Work" order, the DOB inspector found that the construction company had no plans on how they would remove the existing foundations before sending in the bulldozer. No wonder the neighbors are concerned!