Monday, January 13, 2025

First Look: Rendering reveal for new residential building at 1st Avenue and 2nd Street

We finally have a rendering reveal for the new residential building coming to the NW corner of First Avenue and Second Street ...
There are now approved (as of early December) work permits for the 7-story residential building with ground-floor retail here at 88 E. Second St. 

According to DOB paperwork, the building will be 19,278 square feet, with 2,994 square feet designated for commercial space. Plans call for 22 residential units, likely rentals based on the square footage.

Here's a closer look at the rather blurry rendering on the plywood...
 
This EVG post provides more background on the former 33-37 First Ave assemblage.

5 comments:

jac said...

ugly

noble neolani said...

Blurry may be the best way to see this building. Are dark gray bricks half the price of beautiful and in context of downtown NYC red bricks? Another ugly building for all to enjoy.

seedyfilmz said...

Couldn’t be more hideous. Can the city please intervene?

Carol from East 5th Street said...

Hideous! No attempt to fit into the architectural building scape of the neighborhood (e.g. 2 Cooper Square, 119 Second Ave).

mike said...

Looks nice. I’d live there. Architecturally it fits right in since VV is across the street.