Photos by Stacie Joy
Last week, EVG's Stacie Joy
pointed out that workers had removed the scaffolding and construction netting from 6 Avenue B, the long-empty and currently under-renovation building on the NW corner of Avenue B.
Given this high-profile corner, there has been a lot of curiosity about the address and its fate (there were ultimately unfounded concerns at one point that this might be demolished for either a new building or
part of a more extensive development).
The top photo shows you how the exterior is shaping up. Let's take a look inside the 6-floor building.
So far, the hallways and stairwells have retained some of their original charms — albeit buffed up — with the exposed brick, tiled floors, and classical staircase ironworks ...
The residential units are a different story... the pre-war details (take a look
here) have been stripped away... in favor of designer-y desert-sand floors and cabinetry...
... the oversized bedrooms have been chopped up into several small units...
Amenities look to include in-unit laundry and mini split air conditioners...
Some units include a view of Houston and Clinton (good for checking the weekend lines at Clinton St. Baking Company)...
... and a view of the foundation work for
the 11-story building coming to 280 Houston St. ...
We have yet to see any listings for the refurbished units.
To recap some recent history here... an LLC linked to Penn Capital South, whose portfolio includes multiple EV properties, bought the building in February... but they didn't keep it long — it's back on the market. (The retail space is for lease, too... here's the listing.)
The liquor store in the retail space closed when the owner passed away in the fall of 2009 at age 89. (Chico created the tribute to her on the gate in February 2010. Will it stay?)
As we've pointed out (here and here), the building was in dismal shape and needed significant work to bring it up to code. Before the renovations, the DOB had cited No. 6 for emergency repairs several times in recent years.
Previously on EVG: