Former Chris French Cleaners lot awaits its condoplex

The NE corner of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue is now free of the pesky one-level building that previously housed Chris French Cleaners.

As we noted, a 10-story condoplex with 10 residential units is in the works for the corner.

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.

The plywood rendering, with a sarcastic "thank you, Jesus!" message, lists a fall 2027 completion date.

The dry cleaner closed its doors for good last September, marking 65 years in business. 

In the spring of 2022, we noted that the corner property 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.