Permits have been filed to expand a two-story commercial structure into a six-story mixed-use building at 71 Eldridge Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Located between Grand Street and Hester Street, the lot is near the Grand Street subway station, served by the B and D trains. Jingling Tang of 90 Ludlow Real Estate LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 65-foot-tall development will span 10,644 square feet, with 8,617 square feet designated for residential space and 2,027 square feet for commercial space. The building will yield six residences, most likely condos based on the average unit scope of 1,436 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar and a 26-foot-long rear yard.
Shiming Tam of SM Tam Architect, PLLC is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits will likely not be needed as the project calls for a vertical expansion of the commercial building on the site. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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We love expansions over demolitions especially in historically important neighborhoods!
Condos are unnecessary and new build should be capped in a city where affordable housing is nonexistent. Th neighborhood is likes for its intimate, personal scale, privately owned, ethnic, small shops.