[Bobby Williams]
Workers arrived Tuesday to begin erecting new sidewalk sheds on East Ninth Street at the former PS 64 and CHARAS/El Bohio community center.

According to DOB records, the city disapproved developer Gregg Singer's latest round of plans, filed on Feb. 12, for the building on Monday.

Per the all-caps job descrioption:
CONVERSTION OF EXISTING BUILDING TO COLLEGE STUDENT DORMITORY (UG 3). RELOCATION OF FLOOR AREA TO ADD MEZZANINE.
But, as DOB records show, the dorm would be contained within the existing structure... and it would not look like — remember these plans? — this...

No word on who the dorm would be for... just like the other mysterious dorm project at 35 Cooper Square.
Anyway, given the history here, it should be another 10 years before any construction occurs. Singer bought the formerly city-owned building in 1998 for $3.15 million. Aside from a whole lot of neighborhood drama, not much has been happening with the space since then. (For background: The Villager has extensively covered this story through the years. Check out their archives here.)
As an aside, a reader recently noted that an entryway on East Ninth Street was wide open one recent Sunday... no one in sight... perhaps a good chance for some urban exploration...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Will old PS 64 get a theater for nonprofit groups?
Rebranded P.S. 64 up for grabs: Please welcome University House at Tompkins Square Park to the neighborhood
Deed for 'community facility use only' at the former P.S. 64 now on the market
Something new in the works for PS 64?; plus sidewalk bridge expiration anniversary