Lower East Side

Rendering of 145 Broome Street. Designed by Handel Architects

Ridge Street Apartments All-Affordable Development Rises at 145 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

8:00 am on August 15, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is rising on Ridge Street Apartments, a 16-story all-affordable senior housing development at 145 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by 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 units in studio to two-bedroom layouts. The property is located near the corner of Broome and Attorney Streets.

100 Essex Street. Designed by S9 Architecture.

Rendering Revealed For 100 Essex Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

8:00 am on August 4, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A new rendering was recently revealed for 100 Essex Street, a proposed ten-story residential building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by BFC Partners, the structure will yield 99 rental units, with 26 designated as permanently affordable. The project will also include 15,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The property is alternately addressed as 116 Delancey Street and spans the full block between Delancey and Rivington Streets.

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.

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