Construction is underway at 57 Fouth Avenue, the site of a ten-story residential building in NoHo, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Ilyas Abayev under the 101 E 9 Holdings LLC, the 115-foot-tall structure will span 33,086 square feet and yield 15 condominium units with an average scope of 1,731 square feet. The project will also include ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as 101 East 9th Street and located at the corner of 4th Avenue and East 9th Street.
Crews are currently working below grade behind the sidewalk fencing. A lone excavator remains on site as construction takes shape on the concrete foundation slab and perimeter walls.
57 4th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
57 4th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
57 4th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
57 4th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
57 4th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The following preliminary rendering shows a rectangular massing enclosed in a brick façade and a dense grid of rectangular windows with metal frames. The ground-floor frontage will utilize expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, and the structure will culminate in a flat roof with a multistory bulkhead along its eastern edge.
57 4th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The property was formerly occupied by a one-story commercial building, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before its demolition.
57 4th Avenue in Noho, Manhattan via Google Maps
The ground-up development is located in close proximity to the 6 train at the Astor Place station. The R and W trains are also a short walk away to the west at the 8th Street station along Broadway.
57 Fouth Avenue’s anticipated completion date is slated for fall 2027, as noted on the info board.
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Those are going to be some mighty dark lofts in the building directly to the north when the lot-line windows are covered. Enjoy that southern exposure for the few more months you have left!
Maybe most of those tenants will vacate prior to completion? Can’t imagine an apartment without windows?!
They will still have have the windows on the considerably skinnier west and east sides of the building. But none anymore on the large southern side, so once you get away from the extreme west or east side of the lofts, the interiors are going to be very dark without the existing south-facing windows.
Used to live next door – Awesome area and good riddance to Chris French’ rip off of an operation. RIP Bozo!
Question:
When a building blocks lot line windows, whose responsibility is it to board those windows up. The existing building or the one under construction? Always wondered…
When a new building blocks lot line windows, it is the responsibility of the owner of the building with the windows to seal them (brick them up) to meet fire safety codes. While the neighbor has the legal right to build up to the lot line, the affected owner must permanently close the windows.
Responsibility and Legal Aspects:
Sealing the Windows: The owner of the building where the windows are being blocked is responsible for the cost and labor of bricking them up to meet legal fire safety requirements.
Interior Changes:
Interior cosmetic changes resulting from the loss of a window (e.g., in a co-op or condo) are generally the responsibility of the shareholder or unit owner, not the building management.
Loss of Light/Air:
There is no legal right to light or air from a neighbor’s property unless an easement exists, meaning the neighbor can legally block your window completely.
Exceptions:
If a light and air easement was previously negotiated and filed, the windows might be protected.
Important Considerations:Habitable Spaces: If a lot line window was providing the only light/air to a room, that room may no longer be considered a legal bedroom.