Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Construction watch: 280 E. Houston St.

The all-new 280 E. Houston St. has come into view in recent weeks... it looks as if workers are up to the fifth (??) floor of the 12-floor building here between Avenue A and Avenue B...
The development takes the place of a one-level strip of storefronts (Dunkin'/Baskin-Robbins, Subway, China Town restaurant, etc.), which workers demolished in late 2021 adjacent to the 13-floor residential building formerly known as Red Square. 

In October 2022, 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 [2022]."

The site was originally going to yield a 6-story building. 

The new building encompasses 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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For the construction team, in case of an emergency, posted signs instruct that there will be "3 long blows of the air horn"... and the crew should move to the Dunkin' a few storefronts away (photo by Stacie Joy)... 
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2024 at 8:24 AM

    Why Dunkin' when Parkside’s just an extra half block?

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  2. ExterminatorFebruary 28, 2024 at 8:54 AM

    More dead birds coming our way

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2024 at 1:32 PM

    Once upon a time the Red Square Building seemed like an augury of gentrification. Took a while to fully manifest.

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  4. SarahFebruary 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM

    Do not pick Samy Mahfar as a landlord. Track record is terrible.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2024 at 4:23 PM

    horn not to be confused with ham fish lifeguards whistling at poolside runners/ people with bags.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 2, 2024 at 10:35 AM

    Just another example of how our local representatives are fighting hard for its constituents and affordable housing.

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