Construction watch: 270 E. 2nd St.

Foundation work recently commenced at 270 E. Second St. between Avenue C and Avenue D.

This will be a new state-of-the-art facility for Barrier Free Living (BFL). This project has been on hold for a few years. 

We got the first look at the new 12-story building with a twisting façade back in December 2018. The rendering on the plywood shows a very similar structure — designed by JCJ Architecture — in the works here...

And here's a full view ... from our December 2018 post...

And here's more from the 2018 news release about the new building for the nonprofit, which provides services and support for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities

The new 65,000-square foot facility will provide permanent housing specifically to meet the needs of this population and will include 74 apartments, administrative offices, a rear garden, an elevated outdoor recreation area, and community and support spaces.

The building will challenge assumptions about the aesthetics associated with supportive housing and create a more direct and engaged relationship for residents with the surrounding environment. The new facility is intended to efficiently serve the needs of BFL’s clients, to provide a sense of pride, place and home for residents, and to create a unique architectural presence in the rapidly changing neighborhood where the East Village and Lower East Side converge.

January 2025 is the new completion date. 

Workers demolished BFL's previous structure here in 2020.