Sales are now underway at 45 E. Seventh St., the 7-story, 21-unit condoplex on the northwest corner of Second Avenue — the site of the deadly gas explosion on
March 26, 2015 that leveled three buildings, 119, 121 and 123 Second Ave.
Here are details about the Morris Adjmi-designed building — dubbed No45e7 — and units via
Real Estate Weekly, who first reported on the sales:
Each unit has oversized windows, high-efficiency central VRF heating and cooling and is pre-wired for smart home features including shades, lighting, sound and intercom.
The building offers a common roof terrace, fitness center, landscaped garden terrace, residents’ laundry room, private storage rooms and bicycle storage. Carson, a virtual doorman, tracks deliveries, service requests, intercom calls, and visitors while providing live HD video of each entry and a payment system to compliment the staffed doorman, all through an app.
Prices will range from approximately $1.35 million for one-bedroom, $1.995 million to $4 million for two- and three-bedrooms, going up to $8.3 million for the penthouse.
There will also be ground-floor retail.
And a few images...
In response to launching sales during the pandemic, in which apartment
sales in Manhattan have hit their lowest point in nearly 20 years, a spokesperson for the developer, Shaky Cohen's Nexus Building Development Group, told
Real Estate Weekly: "While many developers may be hesitant to launch during the current pandemic, Nexus Development is confident of the market recovery and that their product offers the exact level of safety, space and comfort to give buyers confidence in a post-COVID world."
As for some history here: In the spring of 2017, Nexus Building Development Group
paid $9.15 million for the empty lots at No. 119 and No. 121 that landlord Maria Hrynenko owned.
In a previously recorded transaction, Ezra Wibowo paid $6 million for the adjacent property at 123 Second Ave. that was owned by a different landlord who had no role in the explosion. There isn't any development planned there for now,
according to previous reports.
In January, Hrynenko, contractor Dilber Kukic and unlicensed plumber Jerry Ioannidis were found guilty of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and related offenses for their role in the blast. They were
each sentenced to four to 12 years in prison.
Hrynenko is out on bail as she awaits an appeal of the case.
Hrynenko, who took over ownership of the buildings after her husband Michael died in 2004, and her cohorts rigged an illegal system to funnel gas from 119 Second Ave. to 121 Second Ave. to cut corners, according to prosecutors.
The property will include a commemorative plaque that honors the two men who died here on March 26, 2015: Nicholas Figueroa and Moises Locón. In October 2017, city officials
unveiled new street blades that co-name the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Seventh Street after the two men.
Previously on EV Grieve:
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[Updating] Explosion on 2nd Avenue and East 7th Street
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How displaced residents are faring after the 2nd Avenue gas explosion
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Moving on — and feeling lucky — after the 2nd Avenue explosion
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Updated: 2nd Ave. explosion — landlord, 3 others charged with 2nd degree manslaughter; showed 'a blatant and callous disregard for human life'
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RIP Nicholas Figueroa
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RIP Moises Locón
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Exclusive: 2nd Avenue explosion sites have a new owner
