YIMBY has an exclusive set of new renderings for 34 Union Square East, a forthcoming 12-story residential building in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. Designed by INPUT for MSH Equities LLC, the 124-foot-tall structure will span 32,000 square feet and yield 29 condominium units with an average scope of 1,013 square feet. The project will also include 1,555 square feet of ground floor retail, according to permits filed in March. Kao Hwa Lee Architects is the architect of record for the property, which is alternately addressed as 100 East 16th Street and is located at the southeast corner of Union Square East and East 16th Street, directly across from Union Square park.
The renderings look south at the structure, previewing a straightforward rectangular massing culminating in a flat roof with a bulkhead. The façade will be composed of light gray brick surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows arranged in a grid of two-story frames. Stacks of balconies will protrude from the broad northern face and the rear eastern profile. The ground floor will feature more expansive windows for the retail frontage, and the final story will be clad in dark metal paneling with a pattern of arches.
34 Union Square East. Rendering courtesy of INPUT.
34 Union Square East. Rendering courtesy of INPUT.
The site is currently occupied by a two-story commercial structure from 1953. The developer purchased the property in April for $13.58 million and filed demolition permits last month.
34 Union Square East, circa April 2026. Image via Google Maps.
Residential amenities will include a lobby, fitness center, lounge, and a roof deck overlooking Union Square Park. The ground-up development is located adjacent to the 14th Street–Union Square station, served by the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, and W trains.
A construction timeline for 34 Union Square East has yet to be announced.
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There’s always something wrong with the windows on buildings like this that really makes them stand out in a bad way. Too big, I think.
i always wondered when that was going to be torn down for a condo bldg — its high visibility and it was blatantly obvious it was being pitched for this.
Boring. Light gray brick is never the move.
Another bland/ugly building designed to minimize costs rather than to add anything of architectural merit to the city. Unfortunately, par for the course.
BAD…it always happens when people with bad taste strat cosplaying designers,,,ditto Hill & West