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Over on East Houston at Avenue C we have the first above-ground sighting of the longtime-coming 11 Avenue C...
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Work has really picked up here of late in this triangular lot (the former Mobil station) ...
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Foundation work started in December 2016. And now, in May 2019, the first level is just visible over the plywood.
This has been a disruptive build to date, as neighbors have said. There were multiple complaints filed with the city in early 2017 about the construction possibly destabilizing the building next door — 249 E. Second St. There was a partial stop-work order issued in April 2017 when No. 249 reportedly shifted.
The city OK'd plans for a 10-story, mixed-use building with 46 residential unit in December 2016.
Here's a look at the plywood rendering...
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Rotwein + Blake are the architects of record. Here's more about 11 Avenue C/350 E. Houston St. via their website:
The narrow triangular site, presented numerous challenges from its odd shape to zoning constraints, Rotwein+Blake crafted a well thought-out solution to maximize potential development opportunity for the client. At ten stories, the building will have 4,600 SF of ground level retail, 46 residential apartments and a landscaped roof terrace.
The buildings retail component engages the more lively Houston Street side on a pedestrian level, with an abundance of storefront glass, awnings and stone details, while the residential entrance on 2nd Street, creates a more private and embracing gesture. The brick and zinc façade blend a modern twist to a historic warehouse style, reminiscent of the now, chic residential adaptive reuse projects of Soho and Tribeca.
The plywood rendering states the project's completion date as March 2018.
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Previously on EV Grieve:
You have a little longer to get gas on Avenue C
Plans filed for new 9-story building at site of Mobil station on East Houston and Avenue C
State seizes Mobil station on Avenue C and Houston for nonpayment of taxes
New residential building for former Mobil station lot will be 10 floors with 0 zero affordable units
A look inside the last East Village gas station
Pile driving for new building on Avenue C prompts arrival of crack monitors next door