Tuesday, January 23, 2024

At last a sidewalk bridge along 280 E. Houston St., site of a new 12-story building

Photos by Salim 

The site of an incoming 12-story residential building has reached the next phase at 280 E. Houston St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. 

Workers have finally erected a sidewalk bridge to keep pedestrians safe(r). In the previous iteration, pedestrians and various cyclists (e-bikes, scooters, etc.) had to share the roadway.
However, in creating the new walkway, workers entombed this tree near Avenue B in concrete ... might as well just chop it down now ...
To recap: The new development will contain 224,809 square feet of space — for residential, commercial and community use. The residential portion will total 211,028 square feet for 157 apartments, per DOB records. The retail section will feature 12,000 square feet, while the community facility is 1,300 square feet.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2024 at 8:30 AM

    So said to see that tree being killed with concrete. And so unnecessary!

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  2. XeoJanuary 23, 2024 at 10:08 AM

    you can report this tree to the NYC Parks Dept and they'll come and free it. the trees are expensive long term investments... the city takes it pretty seriously.

    You can submit the request here: https://www.nycgovparks.org/services/forestry/request/submit?tab=trees-and-sidewalks

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2024 at 10:16 AM

    Totally agree. The intellectual laziness of not bothering to perform anything but the least amount of effort is just annoying. I can honestly say that I've never seen any company create such a stupid solution as this, and certainly not in the rarified air of the upper East side.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2024 at 10:18 AM

    Motheruckers!!!!! This needs to be fixed immediately. Some restaurants have done this too, they got so insanely entitled and greedy about the restaurant shacks and if they wanted more room they would pave over the trees like this. Like on first ave near St. Marks.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM

    This developer and construction crew should be fined HEAVILY for this. Unreal

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2024 at 5:38 PM

    I called 311 about this tree, and received a follow-up the same day. The city reported, "No work is necessary at this time. spoke to site manager of construction site and will remediate damages done to tree and tree pit. concrete will be removed by workers."

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  7. SarahJanuary 23, 2024 at 11:55 PM

    Sure, 311. Sure.

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