Construction is finishing up on 278 Eighth Avenue, a 14-story mixed-use residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Chelsea 23rd Realty Corporation, an LLC affiliated with JJ Operating, the 175-foot-tall structure will yield 132,700 square feet with 190 rental apartments and multiple levels of retail space. Square Mile Capital and Pacific Western Bank provided $183 million in construction financing for the project, which is being constructed by Leeding Builders Group between West 23rd and West 24th Streets.
The upper levels of the building were still open and exposed to the elements at the time of our last update in mid-June. Recent photographs show floor-to-ceiling windows and Belden Tri-State Building Materials-supplied brick now covering the entire exterior.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The ground floor remains blocked by plastic barriers and the sidewalk shed work on the sidewalk continues. These barricades should likely be removed in the coming weeks.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Below are several close-up photographs showing the slender exterior light fixtures, ventilation grilles above the ground-floor retail frontage, railings around the upper setbacks, and the reflective angled paneling catching the afternoon sunlight across the southern and western elevations.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The residential entrance is located within a narrow annex along West 24th Street and framed by an inward-sloping ceiling. The surrounding wall features a distinctive brick pattern with alternating recesses and voids.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
278 Eighth Avenue’s retail portion will span 33,000 square feet across the ground floor and cellar levels, with a Target occupying 28,000 square feet and serving as the anchor tenant. Residential amenities will include a rooftop terrace, an additional terrace on the second floor, a fitness center, a communal lounge, touchless elevator and lobby access, and a bicycle storage room.
The local C and E trains are located directly beside the property at the intersection of West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue. The 1 train is also one block to the east at the 23rd Street station on Seventh Avenue.
278 Eighth Avenue’s anticipated completion date is listed on site for May 16, 2024.
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Pretty much exactly as advertised. I hope the perforated brick screen above the entrance is backlit.
Love the facade photos and excited to see this one finished!
This turned out great. Hilarious that some old babbler in the 280 Eighth Ave post the other day called this a “hideous monstrosity” – as if you needed more proof that most people don’t have a clue what they’re talking about. I’m looking forward to seeing how the added subway station elevator vestibule looks on the ground floor.
It’s a rare pleasure when the physical structure looks much better than the rendering.
This new building can only improve the aesthetics of 8th Avenue.
This is a really good design that will age well. The quality of the brick installation is quite impressive. But another tiny Target, not so much.
There is no nearby Target in Chelsea. This is a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
True. No more needing to walk all the way to the one in Manhattan Mall or Union Square
Only 14 floors is a crime for this location. Should have at least 4x the density.
I just find it hilarious that whenever a brick bldg gets built most comments are so favorable whereas sleek modern glass buildings get mostly negative comments
Not hard to see why. Look at all those glass boxes in Long Island City that look the same
That is a personal preference. I don’t know about LIC but Hudson Yard high-rise condominiums look beautiful to me. I do like the charm that certain stone (especially granite) buildings provide, and not all old brick buildings look appealing to me but most YIMBY folks here seem to eulogize ANY old buildings and insist they should be landmarked even though most are simply ugly and not economically or environmentally feasible to maintain.
I get what you mean. Glass done right can be beautiful like Manhattan West and yeah I agree with the last thing you said. There was this one guy, I think his screename is ‘Guesser,’ who always got angry and triggered in the comments for every old building getting demolished, even the ugly unsafe ones
It’s true. I’ve seen commenters get riled up over the demolition of a run down tenement buildings that gets replaced by something with more housing on the same lot, and they think it’s the end of the world
Very Nice
Great addition! but agree that it’s much too short for the location…even the 1930s building on the opposite street corner is taller!
I feel like it could’ve been twice as tall or maybe 30 stories high
I thought what it was, it’s actually the entrance to the building. The building is very similar to the one in the rendering: Thanks to Michael Young.
Word on the street is that in addition to the Target, there will be a CVS pharmacy and a relocated Apple Bank on this site.
I hope this is true.
That CVS pharmacy should calm down the commenters that got upset with the loss of the rite aid next door at 280 8th Avenue
CVS is Targets in-store pharmacy so it would make sense for one to open here as part of their store.
One advantage of less brick on a building is less or no scaffolding when succumbing to Code 11? every 5 years. NYC has a wet climate which makes brick vulnerable to deterioration. Does this point adjust anyone’s appreciation?