1 St. Mark's Place gets lit

Photos by Jacob Ford

A milestone of sorts at 1 St. Mark's Place — interior illumination!

Even this feels like a long time coming.

The previous buildings here, which included retail tenants such as Korilla BBQ, the Continental and McDonald's, were demolished in the summer of 2019 to make way for an office building. 

There was a lot of drama surrounding the size of the building (flashback), and work was stopped for 10 months as Madison Capital Realty tried foreclosing on the property in 2021. Foundation work finally started in late August 2022 — this after crews and equipment were assembled here in the summer of 2020. 

Still, a ways to go, though, on the 9-story office building on the NW corner at Third Avenue.

The developer, Brandon Miller, was found dead in his Hamptons home in July. Miller, who took his own life, was reported to be $34 million in debt.