Exterior work is progressing 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 Global Joint Venture, the structure will yield 16 residential units as well as ground-floor retail space, a 550-square-foot medical facility, and office space on floors two through five. Mandarin Enterprises is the general contractor for the property, which is located on a relatively narrow plot between Broome and Grand Streets.
At the time of our last update in October 2021, the reinforced concrete superstructure had just topped out and stood completely enshrouded in scaffolding and black netting. Since then, work has progressed on the façade of light gray metal paneling and grid of large windows. The tower closely matches the height of the Moxy Lower East Side hotel just to the north at 145 Bowery, but presents an interesting contrast of materials from its under-construction neighbor.
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
A setback is located around the middle of the structure. Some scaffolding still remains above this point, wrapping around the mostly windowless northern and southern elevations.
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
Scaffolding also covers much of the rear elevation, as seen in the following photo from the east on Grand Street. The construction elevator also remains attached to this profile.
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
139 Bowery. Photo by Michael Young
The former completion date for 139 Bowery was slated for this summer, but YIMBY expects the building to wrap up and open closer to the end of the year or in early 2023.
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“Take shape” can’t be the right words for this flat soulless facade. Shame on the architect and developer.
Looks like something built in Hong Kong in about 1965.
No effort in this one at all. Just whatever.
what a piece of crap!
Cheap materials and totally thoughtless facade.
this belongs in China along with Raymond Chan architects.
Please go back to China and build this garbage.
Yimby should ban you for making such racist remarks. Shame on you whoever you are and maybe you should go to China so people can turn you in to make you disappear and be executed
You sound like an immature and close
-minded and person that would make a similar remark to tell someone to go back to their country if they were Black, Muslim, Hispanic, or even against your political party. We need less people like you to exist