Lower East Side

290 Henry Street. Rendering courtesy of Fulcrum Properties.

Rendering Revealed for 290 Henry Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A new rendering has been revealed for 290 Henry Street, a 21-story residential building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed and developed by Fulcrum Properties with Think! Architecture and Design as the design architect, RKTB as the architect of record, and Li-Saltzman Architects as the restoration architect for the landmarked church, the 96,638-square-foot structure will yield 130 affordable housing units and connect to the adjacent 196-year-old St. Augustine’s Church, which will undergo a full restoration. The new tower will also contain a 1,959-square-foot community facility and 3,762 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is located on an interior through-lot parcel bounded by Henry, Madison, and Scammel Streets.

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New Museum at 235 Bowery, Rendering via OMA Instagram

Façade Installation Begins on New Museum’s Expansion on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Façade installation is underway on the New Museum‘s seven-story expansion at 231 Bowery in the Bowery section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. PG New York is fabricating and installing four distinct corrugated metal panel types and ACM panels on the North and South façades. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu of OMA along with Cooper Robertson & Partners, the 174-foot-tall annex stands directly south of the SANAA-designed main building, which was completed in 2007. The 60,000-square-foot addition connects laterally to the original structure and will more than double the institution’s footprint to 115,277 square feet. The new building will contain three gallery floors, an 80-seat restaurant, a larger bookstore, and offices for staff, among other spaces. The property is located at the intersection of Bowery and Prince Street.

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Permits Filed for 71 Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan

By Vanessa Londono

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.

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Rendering of 222 LES Tower + Lofts. Credit: Binyan Studios

222 LES Tower + Lofts Reaches Completion at 222 East Broadway on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

By Max Gillespie

Construction is complete on 222 LES Tower + Lofts, a condominium project at 222 East Broadway on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Developed by Optimum Asset Management and designed by SLCE Architects in collaboration with S4 Architecture, the property integrates a new 28-story tower with a renovated 11-story landmarked loft building, and yields 70 condominiums in total. The project relaunched its marketing late last year from 222 East Broadway to 222 LES Tower + Lofts, and closings have recently begun. The property is located at the corner of East Broadway and Clinton Street.

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330 Grand Street Completes Construction on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is complete on 330 Grand Street, a six-story condominium building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Kurv Architecture D.P.C. and developed by Sheryl Hempel under the 330 Grannd LLC with Prosper Property Group, the 11,125-square-foot structure yields 12 units in one- to two-bedroom layouts. Team Fernandez of SERHANT. New Development is in charge of sales and marketing for the property, which is situated on an interior lot by the intersection of Grand and Ludlow Streets.

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