New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced plans to bring a + POOL, a filtered floating pool, to a section of the East River near Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The pool, which will be located off of Pier 35’s dock, is part of a broader effort to expand swimming access across the city.
Optimum Asset Management, a real estate investment and development firm, has announced the rebranding and relaunch of 222 East Broadway on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The building, which is nearing completion, is being relaunched as 222 LES Tower + Lofts. The sales and marketing for the development will now be led by Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group.
Construction is progressing on the New Museum‘s seven-story expansion at 231 Bowery in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA and Cooper Robertson & Partners, the 174-foot-tall annex is rising directly to the south of the SANAA-designed main building, which was originally completed in 2007, and will almost double the institution’s footprint to 115,277 square feet. The 60,000-square-foot addition will connect laterally connect to the current museum and add three gallery floors, an 80-seat restaurant, a larger bookstore, and office space for staff, among other spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bowery and Spring Street.
Construction is complete on 139 Bowery, a 14-story mixed-use building in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Raymond Chan Architects and developed by Hung Kwong Leung through the Global Joint Venture, Inc., the structure spans nearly 59,000 square feet and yields 18 condominium units, as well as 14 office units and ground-floor retail space. The project is located on a relatively narrow plot between Broome and Grand Streets, across from the historic Bowery Savings Bank building.
