Wednesday, February 1, 2023

280 E. Houston St. prepped for new building construction

Workers have extended the plywood and set up a construction zone along 280 E. Houston St., where a new 12-story building will rise here between Avenue A and Avenue B. 

For the foreseeable future, pedestrians and cyclists will both be using the roadway to pass this property...
There are a few pieces of equipment on-site, though it doesn't appear to be a full-blown operation just yet...
As a reminder, here's what in store... still no word on the number of units... 
In October, as The Real Deal first reported, landlord Samy Mahfar and investors picked up the property from members of the Hirsch family for $36.8 million.

Per TRD's report, "the Hirsch family obtained demolition permits and did enough foundation work to qualify the site for the 421a property tax abatement before it expired in June."

In the fall of 2021, 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. 
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5 comments:

  1. OlympiasEpiriotFebruary 1, 2023 at 10:55 AM

    Looks like they'll be installing drilled-in piles. That method limits vibrations.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2023 at 7:24 PM

    All the folks in those apartments whose light and air will be blocked by this hideous excretion, enjoy the sun while you can. You'll be in the dark soon...

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2023 at 9:37 PM

    So now all the cyclists are at a greater risk of being hit because of yet another construction site. Hopefully no one gets hurt

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2023 at 10:28 PM

    Another tedious pile of boring architectural dreck. Just to make someone’s bank account bigger ASAP. We deserve better. This city deserves better.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2023 at 9:05 AM

    I hope the homeless guy who camps out regularly on the east side of the block by the bus stop with all his luggage gets an apartment in the new building when it is finished. He deserves it as he is probably one of the people who has been living the longest on that block.

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