Monday, September 29, 2025

Surprise! 10-story condo planned at the former home of Chris French Cleaners

A 10-story condoplex with 10 residential units is in the works for the northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street, the former home of Chris French Cleaners. 

The pending new building permit was added to the public records this past Wednesday.

The dry cleaner closed its doors for good on Sept. 19, marking 65 years in business. 

In the spring of 2022, we noted that the corner property with a single-level building was being pitched as a development site, shortly after the family patriarch, Chris Mitrofanis, passed away. Public records show the family also owned the one-level structure. 

According to Crain's, Ilyas Abayev, founder of the real-estate firm Moonshot Development, is behind the new project. BKSK Architects LLP, whose local credits include The Jefferson on 13th Street between Second and Third avenues, is listed as the architect of record. 

There's already a demolition permit on file with the DOB for the address, 101 E. Ninth St. 

This is the second new luxury property for Ninth Street. Construction continues for an 18-unit condoplex at 220 E. Ninth St., between Second Avenue and Third Avenue, the former Little Man parking garage.

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2 comments:

  1. XeoSeptember 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM

    at least it's housing that's desperately needed and not more offices that'll sit empty

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  2. MSeptember 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM

    Sure real estate troll. There are loads of luxury condos sitting empty in the EV. What we need is middle and working class housing, not more luxury condos. We also need more service businesses such as dry cleaners, cobblers and laundrymats that do not have to charge a fortune due to predatory real estate crazy rents. There are more people than ever here and so few of those services left where once there were many.

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