Photos by Stacie Joy
Last week, EVG's Stacie Joy pointed out that workers had removed the scaffolding and construction netting from 6 Avenue B, the long-empty and currently under-renovation building on the NW corner of Avenue B.
Given this high-profile corner, there has been a lot of curiosity about the address and its fate (there were ultimately unfounded concerns at one point that this might be demolished for either a new building or part of a more extensive development).
The top photo shows you how the exterior is shaping up. Let's take a look inside the 6-floor building.
So far, the hallways and stairwells have retained some of their original charms — albeit buffed up — with the exposed brick, tiled floors, and classical staircase ironworks ...
The residential units are a different story... the pre-war details (take a look here) have been stripped away... in favor of designer-y desert-sand floors and cabinetry... 
... the oversized bedrooms have been chopped up into several small units...
Amenities look to include in-unit laundry and mini split air conditioners...
Some units include a view of Houston and Clinton (good for checking the weekend lines at Clinton St. Baking Company)...
... and a view of the foundation work for the 11-story building coming to 280 Houston St. ...
To recap some recent history here... an LLC linked to Penn Capital South, whose portfolio includes multiple EV properties, bought the building in February... but they didn't keep it long — it's back on the market. (The retail space is for lease, too... here's the listing.)
We have yet to see any listings for the refurbished units.
This was one of the abandoned buildings owned by the estate of the mysterious team of Arthur and Abraham Blasof, both long deceased. However, No. 6 has been generating some income with the cell-phone towers on the roof.
The liquor store in the retail space closed when the owner passed away in the fall of 2009 at age 89. (Chico created the tribute to her on the gate in February 2010. Will it stay?)
As we've pointed out (here and here), the building was in dismal shape and needed significant work to bring it up to code. Before the renovations, the DOB had cited No. 6 for emergency repairs several times in recent years.
9 comments:
Thanks Stacie for the peek inside - don't know how you get into all these buildings, but thanks! Yes that staircase railing is classic.
Nicer than what I was expecting especially the wide plank flooring (real wood) instead of much cheaper vinyl. Saved a lot of money by getting rid of the clunky ass radiators and installing mini-splits near the ceiling instead which provide heating and dehumidifying options as well as air conditioning. Looks like they're not going to sheetrock the bricks walls in the stairwell. Funny thing is they always hated exposed brick in the old days and completely plastered it over. Clean up the floors and slap a coat of black gloss on the French curvy metalwork and , voila, EV tenement living at its finest.
So how much will they charge for rent? Maybe three tiny bedrooms, “luxury” mini appliances and kitchenette in a living area aka hall, and on a very noisy corner. 6-7k?
Looks beautiful, though I'm sick of them chopping up apartments like that. It's like everything made for NYU students.
Good luck getting a couch down that narrow corridor!
They'll charge what they're gonna charge and people will either rent or they will not. Who cares?
I dunno, perhaps some person is looking for a place to rent?
Pleasantly surprised by what they have done with the interior. Hopefully they get a downstairs tenant quickly and actually open up the wall facing Houston/replace it with glass. That will make that front look nicer and hopefully avoid the mess that has has been there for years.
Glad they left most of the detail in the hallways, at least!
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