This is what the new condo building at 64 E. 1st St. will really look like

Last week we noted the rendering on the plywood outside 64 E. First St., where new condos are on the way for the block between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Yesterday, the developer's rep sent us an updated and colorized rendering…



And via the EVG inbox...

A 6-story boutique condominium will rise on 64 E 1st St between 1st Ave and 2nd Ave designed by GF55 Partners Architects and developed by MGM Property Group. The new building will be situated in a tree lined mostly residential block near the F train with street level shops and a playground.

The design envisions a façade with a contemporary industrial feel with large casement windows and metal details. The plan for the development is 6 light-filled residences each averaging 1,900 sq ft. The lower duplex will occupy the cellar and 1st floor with a private rear yard. Floors 2-5 are floor-through units with rear balconies. The upper duplex on the 6th and penthouse levels offer a rooftop terrace. Each unit will have two bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms. Both baths and powder room will be outfitted with waterworks fittings and accessories. The floor plan will have a high end kitchen open to the living and dining areas.

Amenities include a workout room on the first floor and a shared rooftop with a barbeque. The site sits between a 10 unit condo building built in 2007 and a boiler and welding shop that has been there for over 50 years.

The space was once home to the club La Vie, which all the neighbors hated.

Previously on EV Grieve:
La Vie has closed; neighbors rejoice

Former La Vie space on East First Street will be demolished

Getting rid of the rats at the former LaVie ahead of a new 6-floor residential building

Here lies the remains of La Vie

Here's a look at the new condos coming to East 1st Street

Here lies the remains of La Vie

The demo crew made quick work of the one level former club that everyone seemed to hate here at 64 E. First St. (Even one of the construction workers said, "I heard that it was a shitty club.")

As previously noted, a 6-floor residential building is in the works for this space between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Previously on EV Grieve:
La Vie has closed; neighbors rejoice

Former La Vie space on East First Street will be demolished

Getting rid of the rats at the former LaVie ahead of a new 6-floor residential building

Leveling La Vie

Just noting the continued de-evolution of the former club at 64 E. First St.

Workers are in the process of leveling the structure to make way for a 6-floor residential building here between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

New York Yimby reported in April that there will be six residential units (likely condos) — "two duplexes, one spanning the cellar and first floor, and another located on the sixth and penthouse levels; each of the other four residences will be full-floor."

La Vie, a club masquerading as a restaurant, finally closed in June 2013 after a protracted battle with the State Liquor Authority.

Despite the angle of this photo, Abetta Boiler and Welding Service next door is still in business.

Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] La Vie closed for now on East First Street

New York Supreme Court upholds revocation of La Vie's liquor license

CB3 denies La Vie; owner responds by calling Susan Stetzer a 'racist'

La Vie has closed; neighbors rejoice

Former La Vie space on East First Street will be demolished

Getting rid of the rats at the former LaVie ahead of a new 6-floor residential building

Boarding up the former La Vie

Getting rid of the rats at the former LaVie ahead of a new 6-floor residential building

Demolition work continues at 64 E. First St., the former home of neighborhood scourge LaVie, which closed for good last June after a protracted battle with the SLA.

Workers are now bombing the rats.



And what comes after the demolition? Permits filed on April 29 show a 6-floor residential building in the making here between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

New York Yimby, who first reported on the new building, points out that there will be six residential units (likely condos) — "two duplexes, one spanning the cellar and first floor, and another located on the sixth and penthouse levels; each of the other four residences will be full-floor."

DOB permits show that Ekstein Development is behind the project.

Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] La Vie closed for now on East First Street

New York Supreme Court upholds revocation of La Vie's liquor license

CB3 denies La Vie; owner responds by calling Susan Stetzer a 'racist'

La Vie has closed; neighbors rejoice

Former La Vie space on East First Street will be demolished