Work permits classify this as R-2-Residential (Apartment Houses). Not sure at the moment how many units the new 280 E. Houston St. will feature.
Last fall, workers demolished the one-level strip of storefronts here (Dunkin'/Baskin-Robbins, Subway, China Town restaurant, etc.) adjacent to the 13-floor residential building formerly known as Red Square.
The rendering lists "2022" as the completion date for the new building.
Previously on EV Grieve:
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Well the rendering looks like it could potentially at least fit in. Regardless, this is a great use of the property relative to a one story building. Nice win for neighborhood housing stock.
Only 6 stories? Wow, how refreshing. It would be great if that would become a trend.
It's disappointing this won't extend to B and replace the abandoned building at the corner.
I've seen worse. Much worse.
Probably don’t have air rights for more
Yes, probably right. I know the developer had to put in those single story buildings in exchange for the size of Red Square. Obviously the zoning has changed, or they got a variance. But no more than 6 stories. (NB: guessing based on limited knowledge… could be all wrong.)
@11:23 I get that the scaffolding is annoying and needs to be dealt with but I like NYC to look like NYC, I want to preserve beautiful old buildings like that.
It’s hard to tell what it will actually look like based on this low res black and white image that looks like it came out of an 80s at home printer. I am holding onto my skepticism that developers will ever deliver an attractive building around here. Just look at the 2nd Avenue explosion site development for how a rendering can fail to capture the true and utter hideousness of a future building.
Utterly bland, boring, characterless. Would that architecture could actually be a joy—what a concept!
Maybe that got to build higher than zoned because they are providing affordable housing in exchange for a variance.
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