An 18-unit luxury condoplex is in the works here at the former Little Man Parking garage (aka LaSalle Parking) between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
As previously noted, the homes at 220e9th range from one to four bedrooms, and seven of the residences will have terraces. There will also be three penthouses. Amenities include a 24-hour attended lobby, a sauna, fitness center with Pilates studio, a pet grooming station, and a Japanese-style garden.
The garage closed in April 2023 after the Department of Buildings issued a vacate order on the property following the deadly collapse at the Little Man garage on Ann Street in the Financial District.
The address was offered as a "redevelopment project" in August 2023.
Budget Car Rental and Tori-Bien, a restaurant that specialized in Japanese fried chicken, were also forced to leave their retail spaces at this address.
7 comments:
18 units. That's all. That lot could hold so many more apartments, efficiently. But, no, the banks and the developers will only build "luxury" buildings unless forced to do otherwise.
^^They only built 18 units because they were height limited... Maybe we should have let them build higher.
^^No, height limited due to zoning laws and the footprint of the previous structure. Last thing we need is another soulless "luxury" developer box taking up even more space. That footprint could certainly of held so many more apartments but 'luxury" needs a lot of square footage.
You can’t tell these people anything
Thankful for height limits. The last thing we need is another out-of-scale with the street scape building in the neighborhood.Do all of you remember why you moved to the East Village? For it's Old World Charm, small mom and pop restaurants, funky boutiques....This building is one step closer making us look like Murray Hill.
If there was a smart thought process around the heights it could work out fine. For ex: Higher on avenues.
The EV does retain old world charm, small store fronts and restaurants. & I think you could retain that while also allowing for growth upwards.
That is why people like being here. Its why prices have 4x'd in 25 years. The people, those resturants and the stores have changed in large part because there is a limited amount of houses, storefronts, etc WHICH DRIVES UP THE PRICES.
This is not an either or
There is a newish very cute sliver of a Japanese takeout place Kome Kome just east of the construction. Get your rice balls, miso and bento box Thu-Sat!
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