The all-new 88 E. 2nd St. is rising

The first floors of the new seven-story apartment building are now visible above the plywood on the NW corner of First Avenue and Second Street.

And the consensus from the EVG readers who pointed out the above-the-sidewalk reveal: It already seems like a development much too large for the size of the lot.

The incoming residential building — officially located at 88 E. Second St. — will feature ground-floor retail and 22 rental units upon completion later next year. 

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• A visit to First Avenue Laundry Center 

• 37 1st Ave., once home to some East Village music history, is now rubble 

• Goodbye for now to HaveAHeart Studio, the rehearsal space below New Double Dragon