East Second Street rooftop addition going for that shipping container look?

[EVG file photo from October 2012]

A few of us have been keeping an eye on the progress at 80 E. Second St., where there are city-approved plans to add two floors to the existing 4-floor building just west of First Avenue.

Here's a shot from last December, showing a few measly beams…


[Photo via EVG reader Spike]

And, well, now…


[Photo via EVG reader B H]

Hmm, OK. Not sure what to make of this addition so far. The permits say "To enlarge the existing 4 story to a 6 story, 5 family dwelling." Is the two-floor addition then just for one residence? No clue as to what's shaping up here on the website of the architect, Damir Dan Sehic of C3D Architects PLLC.

In any event, the bar has been set pretty high on East Second Street for rooftop homes. Directly across the street is the penthouse featuring the deck, lawn and 4-foot-deep resistance pool.

2 new floors in the works for East Second Street building

In August, we compiled a post with 17 current East Village construction projects. Since then, we've learned about a few that were never on our radar, such as the eight-story building on East 11th Street that will provide affordable housing for formerly homeless and mentally disabled East Villager residents.

And on a smaller scale: We learned about renovations coming to 80 E. Second St. just west of First Avenue the other day via the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation website. (It was in a post-East Village rezoning development sites chart. The PDF is here.)

According to the DOB, the city OK'd work here in July for the following: "To enlarge the existing 4 story to a 6 story, 5 family dwelling."

Dan Damir Sehic of C3D Architects PLLC is the architect.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Here are 17 current East Village construction projects, bringing in 534 new residential units