Lower East Side

Freedom Village Completes Construction at 270 East 2nd Street in Manhattan’s East Village

7:30 am on June 13, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Freedom Village, a new $54 million affordable housing development at 270 East 2nd Street in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan’s East Village, has officially opened. Designed by JCJ Architecture and developed by Barrier Free Living, the 13-story building contains 74 apartments for survivors of domestic violence and older adults who have experienced homelessness. The project replaces a former school building that had served as transitional housing for roughly three decades and marks a return to the site where Barrier Free Living was founded in 1981.

Permits Filed for 116 Delancey Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan

6:30 am on March 25, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a 10-story mixed-use building at 116 Delancey Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The corner lot, also addressed as 100 Essex Street, is steps from the Delancey Street–Essex Street subway station, served by the F, J, M, and Z trains. David Lowin of NYC Economic Development Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Photograph of East River Park. Credit: Iwan Baan.

East Side Coastal Resiliency Project Opens First Phase At East River Park In Manhattan

7:30 am on November 4, 2025 By Max Gillespie

The first phase of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project has officially opened at East River Park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The project features a series of interconnected, elevated parks spanning 2.25 miles along the East River waterfront that function as both public recreation areas and flood protection infrastructure. Led by the NYC Department of Design and Construction, the $1.45 billion initiative was designed by BIG–Bjarke Ingels Group in collaboration with Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, ONE Architecture & Urbanism, AKRF, and local residents.

66 Clinton Delivers Sanctuary Living to Manhattan’s Lower East Side

8:00 am on October 28, 2025 By Vanessa Londono

Offering a calm respite from the lively Lower East Side, 66 Clinton is a new boutique condominium building with serene, design-forward residences in Manhattan’s downtown neighborhood. Developed by Vault Development Partners together with TLM Equities and designed by architecture and interiors firm TalliTien, 66 Clinton houses twelve meticulously crafted homes, including a showstopping full-floor penthouse with private roof deck. The architecture of 66 Clinton offers contextual harmony with the streetscape of Clinton Street and textural restraint with Nordic influences from the brick façade to the limestone-clad lobby.

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Rendering of 145 Broome Street. Designed by Handel Architects

Ridge Street Apartments Secures Financing At 145 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

7:30 am on July 17, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Developers have secured financing for The Ridge Street Apartments, a 16-story affordable senior housing building at 145 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grand Street Guild, Catholic Homes of New York, and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the structure will yield 190 100-percent affordable units in studio, one-, and two-bedroom layouts. The bulk of the homes will be available for seniors aged 62 and older earning up to 50 percent of the area median income, with 30 percent reserved for formerly homeless seniors aged 55 and older. The property is located between Ridge and Attorney Streets.

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