Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Report: Plans for a 21-story residential building filed for the former St. Emeric lot on Avenue D

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Reps for NYC supportive housing nonprofit Community Access have filed plans for a 21-story, 350-unit residential building at 743 E. 12th St., Crain's first reported.

In July 2024, the Archdiocese of New York sold ($35 million) the block-long property at 13th Street and Avenue D, which formerly housed the St. Emeric church and school. 

As 6sqft reported at the time: 
Under the terms of the deal, the developers would create 570 affordable housing units across the full-block site. The project calls for two towers, one measuring 240,000 square feet and the other 570,000 square feet. Up to 60% of the homes will be reserved for homeless New Yorkers.
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The first phase of construction will be as-of-right and kick off in 2026; the team may pursue a rezoning for the second phase. Any change in zoning would require the project to go through the uniform land use review procedure (ULURP). 

However, as Crain's noted, it wasn't immediately clear whether this residential project along 12th Street and 13th Street on Avenue D will also offer affordable housing.

The now-deconsecrated church, founded in 1949, merged with St. Brigid on Avenue B in early 2013. The site adjacent to the Con Ed power plant includes a former school building, greenhouse, and large parking lot. 

Community Access, founded in 1974, also operates a 45-unit building for formerly homeless individuals several blocks away on Avenue D.

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2 comments:

  1. JMFebruary 25, 2026 at 5:57 AM

    Isn't there a history of higher-than-normal cancer rates among people living near the Con Ed plant? I wonder if the developers also had to do an assessment of the site for toxic materials. This project might be interesting to watch for the health issues alone.

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    1. jFebruary 25, 2026 at 10:43 AM

      Yes. And that is the reason why “luxury” developers never considered that lot.

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