Monday, November 16, 2020

A glimpse of the 10-story condoplex to come to 14 2nd Ave.

A rendering has arrived on the plywood outside 14 Second Ave., offering a glimpse of what the 10-story condoplex will look like here between First Street and East Houston...
Preliminary work started here in January 2019, which marked the first signs of the condoplexing ahead for Treetops, the name of the residential building that will rise here ... the completion date is now listed as July 2022...
... and here's a look inside the lot adjacent to First Street Green Art Park...
This site has been vacant for years, last housing Irreplaceable Artifacts until its demolition by the city in July 2000. There's a lot of back story, which the links below cover...

Previously on EV Grieve:
• Workers remove artifacts from the vacant 14 2nd Ave., fueling speculation of new development

• Development watch: 14 2nd Ave.

• Vacant lot at 14 2nd Ave. sells for $7 million; will yield to 10-floor condoplex 

• More about Treetops, the name of the condoplex coming to 14 2nd Ave.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 16, 2020 at 6:45 AM

    Looks like the new building will block light again for those apartments that
    had a reprieve for a while.

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  2. GojiraNovember 16, 2020 at 9:58 AM

    Gee, so different, original and unique! I'm sure everyone within the sightline of this charmer will be simply *thrilled* to have it there!

    I breathlessly await the inevitable drivel-filled press release extolling its myriad one-of-a-kind virtues, (which are actually available in pretty much any new building) when it finally opens.

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  3. RonnieNovember 16, 2020 at 10:25 AM

    Irreplaceable Artifacts was the most amazing cool store, I still miss browsing there for architectural treasures

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  4. AnonymousNovember 16, 2020 at 6:58 PM

    Ain't no EV Arrow, Ain't no Condoplex happenning

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  5. AnonymousNovember 16, 2020 at 8:59 PM

    Was also going to mention Irreplaceable Artifacts.
    I could spend hours in there.
    So sad when it (literally) collapsed.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 16, 2020 at 11:03 PM

    Whole Foods Row

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  7. Beacon, NYNovember 17, 2020 at 2:58 PM

    The demolition and the subsequent void predated 9/11, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, the exorbitant rents and anything else that represents the full scale gentrification that we see in Manhattan today.

    The older cohort of the younger adults who are now behind the driving force of consumption were barely able to comprehend if NYC was cool at the time.

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