Façade work is progressing on 222 E. Broadway, a 28-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by S4Architecture for Optimum, the 84,271-square-foot structure will yield 51 units with an average scope of 1,397 square feet. Round Square Development is the general contractor for the property, which is located by the corner of East Broadway and Clinton Street.
Construction has topped out on 55 Suffolk Street, a 30-story residential building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Gotham Organization, the 310-foot-tall structure is the taller in the two-building Broome Street Development complex along with the 16-story The Norfolk Senior Housing Building at 64 Norfolk Street to the west. Both buildings will collectively span 387,223 square feet and yield a total of 488 rental units, of which 43 percent will be dedicated to permanently affordable housing. Monadnock Construction, Inc. is the general contractor for the two buildings, which are being built between Suffolk and Norfolk Streets.
Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 183 Chrystie Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Located between Delancey Street and Rivington Street, the lot is near the Bowery Street subway station, serviced by the J and Z trains and the Grand Street station, serviced by the B and D trains. David Paz of Omnia Group is listed under the AEH-VSLV, LLC as the owner behind the applications.
Manhattan’s historic Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank will be reborn as Hall des Lumières, a permanent center for immersive art exhibitions and cultural events. Located at 49-51 Chambers Street in Civic Center, Manhattan proposals to transform the building’s ground floor were subject to review by the Landmark Preservation Commission and approved last August.
Construction is complete on 102 Charlton Street, a 21-story residential building in Hudson Square. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Lalezarian Properties, the 210-foot-tall structure yields 59,323 square feet with 61 residential units in a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom layouts, and full-floor spreads. The property is located between Greenwich and Hudson Streets and is surrounded by a wave of new construction including headquarters for Disney and Google.
