Office building on the former site of B Bar & Grill will be home to Chobani House — 'a new model for urban development'

Welcome to Chobani Town on the Bowery. 

The new 22-story office building on the SW corner of the Bowery and Fourth Street will be home to one tenant: The NYC-based Chobani, LLC, the food and beverage company initially known for its Greek yogurt.

Yesterday, the company announced more details about the late-2025 arrival of Chobani House at 360 Bowery, "a new model for urban development, combining business, community investment, and impact." (News of the lease was made last month.)

According to the announcement, "Chobani is embracing a new vision for how businesses can invest in and deliver sustained impact for their home community." 

Here's more: 

Chobani House will be home to its global business headquarters with employees working in office four days a week, a community kitchen preparing nutritious meals for those in need, an innovation center supporting Chobani's business and also bringing together global food scientists to advance solutions to help eradicate hunger, and an incubator lab for emerging NGOs and non-profits who are focused on social impact.

The over 120,000-square-foot building will include an "experiential retail space" and other organizations connected to Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani's founder and CEO. 

Tent Partnership for Refugees, started by Ulukaya, is "a network of over 400 companies committed to helping refugees across a dozen countries in the Americas and Europe access local labor markets by helping them become job-ready." Shepherd Futures, Ulukaya's family office, bought Anchor Brewing in San Francisco this past spring. 

As previously reported, CB Developers paid $59.5 million for a stake in 358-360 Bowery, a gas station, before converting the lot into B Bar & Grill. That one-time hot spot (circa the mid-1990s) was expected to close in August 2020. However, the place never reopened after the PAUSE in March 2020. 

Foundation work started on the new building in the summer of 2022.

Plywood free, you can now walk along the all-new 360 Bowery and its 22-floor office building

On the SW corner of the Bowery and Fourth Street... barely visble though the trees...

... workers this week have removed the plywood and opened up the sidewalk outside the 22-story office building at Fourth Street.

We saw the first sign of the new development above the plywood in January 2023. 

The developers of this project within the Soho/Noho rezoning area are a collaboration between Morris Adjmi Architects, CBSK Ironstate and AECOM-Canyon Partners. 

This development — offering full-floor office suites — replaces the single-level B Bar & Grill (1994-2020) on the property, previously a gas station. 

Read the archives here. 

P.S. 

Part of Kendall Jenner's elbow on the mostly-obscured Marc Jacobs billboard ad remains in view ...

360 Bowery sheds it construction elevator

A milestone of sorts at 360 Bowery, where workers have removed most of the construction elevator from outside the 22-story office building at Fourth Street.

We saw the first sign of the new development above the plywood about a year ago. 

The developers of this project within the Soho/Noho rezoning area are a collaboration between Morris Adjmi Architects, CBSK Ironstate and AECOM-Canyon Partners.

This development — offering full-floor office suites — replaces the single-level B Bar & Grill (1994-2020) on the property, previously a gas station.

And from specific vantage points, you can barely tell that it's there...

360 Bowery is all glassed up

Façade installation has reached the top at 360 Bowery, where workers have added floor-to-ceiling window panels on most of the 22-story office building...

Also, part of Kendall Jenner's elbow remains visible on the mostly-obscured Marc Jacobs billboard on the building next door ... so we have that going for us...

Anyone watching this project has said the same thing: It has gone up quickly. We saw the first sign of it above the plywood in January. The 360 website lists occupancy in the second quarter of 2024.

This development — offering full-floor office suites — replaces the single-level B Bar & Grill (1994-2020) on property previously a gas station here at Fourth Street. 

The developers of this project within the Soho/Noho rezoning area are a collaboration between Morris Adjmi Architects, CBSK Ironstate and AECOM-Canyon Partners.

And here's a sneak preview of what to expect from 360's revamped website...

Saturday's parting crane shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

As a follow-up to the earlier post today about crane work on the Bowery at Fourth Street...

Saturday at 360 Bowery

The Bowery is down to one lane along Fifth Street to Great Jones today... as crews are said to be working on HVAC installation at the going-up-quickly 21-floor office building at Fourth Street...

Anyway, another chance to look at the development, 360 Bowery, nearly all glassed up... more background on this in our last post (three whole months ago!)

H/T Garth J.!

Saturday's parting shot

A view of the in-progress 21-story 360 Bowery from Great Jones...

First section of the new office building at 360 Bowery glassed up

Façade installation continues at 360 Bowery, where workers added floor-to-ceiling window panels on the first level of the 21-story office building...

This development — offering full-floor office suites — replaces the single-level B Bar & Grill (1994-2020) on property previously a gas station here at Fourth Street. 

The developers of this project within the Soho/Noho rezoning area are reportedly a collaboration between SK Development, Ironstate and CB Development.

Previously on EV Grieve:
• CB Developers pay $59.5 million for an interest in 358 Bowery — current home of the B Bar & Grill and likely a new development

• Permits filed to demolish the former B Bar & Grill on the Bowery

• First sign of the B Bar & Grill-replacing 21-story office building on the Bowery   

RIP to the 'RIP ST MARKS' tag

The steel frame is going up on the NW corner of Third Avenue and St Mark's Place... where a 9-story building — 53,000 square feet of office space and some 8,000 square feet for retail — is slated for the all-new 1 St. Mark's Place. 

Soon to fade from view: the obituary on the west-facing wall of 5 St. Mark's Place that someone painted here in the summer of 2019 — RIP ST. MARK'S...

And while we're here, a progress check four blocks to the south... where 360 Bowery at Fourth Street recently topped off...

When the two buildings are complete, nearly 30 floors of office space will be added along the corridor. 

On this topic... New York magazine's current cover story explores how commercial landlords are scrambling to stave off a real-estate apocalypse as developers try to downsize their office space, from the Financial District to Hudson Yards.

Reaching the top at the 21-story 360 Bowery project

Workers have reached the top of the 21-story office building on the SW corner of the Bowery and Fourth Street (360 Bowery). 

Several American flags are on-site to mark the occasion... 

Façade installation is underway now... with the first floor-to-ceiling window panels arriving...

Also! Part of Kendall Jenner's elbow remains visible on the mostly-obscured Marc Jacobs billboard on the building next door ...

This development — offering full-floor office suites — replaces the single-level B Bar & Grill (1994-2020) on property that was previously a gas station.

The developers of this project within the Soho/Noho rezoning area are reportedly a collaboration between SK Development, Ironstate and CB Development. 

Previously on EV Grieve:
• CB Developers pay $59.5 million for an interest in 358 Bowery — current home of the B Bar & Grill and likely a new development

• Permits filed to demolish the former B Bar & Grill on the Bowery

• First sign of the B Bar & Grill-replacing 21-story office building on the Bowery   

The skyward-bound 21-story office building at 360 Bowery reaches the halfway mark

Workers are up to the 11th floor now here on the SW corner of the Bowery and Fourth Street ... which means they've passed the halfway mark on the 21-story, 110,000-square-foot office building with full-floor office suites. (See the final product here.)

Importantly, you can still make out part of Kendall Jenner's elbow on the mostly-obscured Marc Jacobs billboard ad...

... and the view from six blocks to the north...

This development replaces the single-level B Bar & Grill (1994-2020) on property that was previously a gas station.

The developers of this project within the Soho/Noho rezoning area are reportedly a collaboration between SK Development, Ironstate and CB Development. 

Late-afternoon bendy thing moment on the Bowery

On the SW corner of the Bowery at Fourth Street... read all about it here.

Corner development battle: 360 Bowery takes commanding lead over 1 St. Mark's Place

Office buildings with ground-floor retail spaces are in the works for corner spaces near each other: 360 Bowery at Fourth Street and 1 St. Mark's Place at Third Avenue. 

Foundation work started in earnest on each lot last summer... though No. 360 (a pit start last June) is much further along. As the top photo shows, workers are up to the sixth floor of what will be a 21-story building with a generic 2024 completion date. 

At 1 St. Mark's Place, a 9-floor office building is still in the pit stage...

The work down here began again late last summer, and there has been little noticeable progress above ground ... and this is after crews and equipment were on the scene in the summer of 2020...

The building is slated for a (now unlikely) summer 2024 completion. Our previous post has more details about what has transpired here to date. 

Wednesday's parting shot

Bebdy thing on the Bowery... the Bowery and Fourth Street. (Here's what's in the works.)

Just 17 floors to go at the all-new 360 Bowery

Work has really picked up since our last look at the SW corner of Fourth Street and the Bowery — aka 360 Bowery. 

Work on the 21-story, 110,000-square-foot office building is up to the fourth level, and it already looks quite large with 17 floors left to go... (and how much longer before the billboard is obscured?)...

Eric Goode's new development replaces his B Bar & Grill (1994-2020) on property that was previously a gas station.

Find more details in our previous post.

The 21-story building that replaced B Bar & Grill begins its ascent on the Bowery

Since our last update at the start of the year, the framework for the first level of the future 21-story office building has made its debut on the SW corner of Fourth Street and the Bowery.

As we've been reporting, the 110,000-square-foot building — with ground-floor retail — is at the site of the former B Bar & Grill (1994-2020).

And before you know it, this will be here at the new address — 360 Bowery... 

Here's more about the project via the website of architect Morris Adjmi:

360 Bowery is a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional glass office tower. Standing taller than most nearby structures, the new commercial building's tiered volume subtly twists, drawing reference to the different scales within its historic urban-industrial context while also responding to the neighborhood’s newer additions.

And!

Designed to maximize views, 360 Bowery's façade is essentially a field of openings. The custom-built, high-performance unitized curtain wall system features dark gray painted aluminum frames and blush-colored GFRC spandrel panels in a fluted pattern that gets tighter as it moves up the building. Single-pane windows, measuring roughly 5’x10’, are inset within 10” metal fins. These deep, dark frames add a layer of shadows, further articulating the façade. As a lighter counterpoint, the building's corners are open and airy with a structural joint hidden behind the glass.

Terraces are also a defining feature of the tower. While the building's massing was largely influenced by zoning restrictions, the tiered volumes create opportunities for ample outdoor amenity space with views north and east, looking out over the Bowery and onto one of New York City’s most dynamic neighborhoods.

As previously reported, CB Developers paid $59.5 million for a stake in 358-360 Bowery, a gas station before its conversion into the bar-restaurant. B Bar owner Eric Goode, who owns a handful of hotels, including the Bowery Hotel across the way, assembled air rights to build the more extensive development on this corner space. 

As for the B Bar, the one-time hot spot (circa the mid-1990s) was expected to close for good in August 2020. However, the place never reopened after the PAUSE in March 2020.

We first reported on this project in January 2021. 

4 East Village development sites to watch in 2023

As we start 2023, here's a look at four East Village developments that we've been keeping tabs on...

• 1 St Mark's Place 

A 10-story office building with ground floor retail is in the foundation stages at 1 St. Mark's Place and Third Avenue (see above). Find more background here.

• 360 Bowery 

Foundation work continues on the 21-floor office building coming to 360 Bowery at Fourth Street — the corner space that once housed the B-Bar & Grill. Find more background here.

• 42-46 Second Ave. 

An 11-floor mixed-use building is planned for this former three-building parcel on Second Avenue between Second Street and Third Street. Work hasn't commenced on the lot just yet. Find more background here.

• 280 E. Houston St. 

An 11-floor residential building with ground floor retails is now slated for 280 E. Houston St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. Workers have been spotted on the property in recent weeks. Find more background here.

The all-new 360 Bowery is in the piledriving and jackhammering phase

Foundation work is underway on the 21-floor office building coming to 360 Bowery at Fourth Street. 

This means, in recent days, that workers are jackhammering away at the base of the previous tenant, B Bar & Grill... there's some piledriving happening too...

The B Bar (b 1994) never reopened after the PAUSE in March 2020. Our previous posts have more background on this Midtown-friendly development via Bowery Hotel owner Eric Goode. 

Wednesday's parting shots

A new roller by MQ on the site of the former B Bar & Grill on the Bowery and Fourth Street...

If this stays up, then the art will eventually be entombed behind the 21-floor office building slated for this property...

Former B Bar & Grill cleared from the Bowery

That's all for the former B Bar & Grill on Fourth Street and the Bowery ... as the demolition, which started late last year, wraps up here on the SW corner.

The photo here is at the former entrance to the one-time hotspot (dating to the mid-1990s)...

And next UP: a 21-floor office building. We got a first look at the Midtown-friendly monstrosity here.

Previously on EV Grieve:
• CB Developers pay $59.5 million for an interest in 358 Bowery — current home of the B Bar & Grill and likely a new development

• B Bar & Grill lays off its staff without severance

• Permits filed to demolish the former B Bar & Grill on the Bowery

• First sign of the B Bar & Grill-replacing 21-story office building on the Bowery