Permits have been filed to convert a five-story garage into a six-story residential building at 220 East 9th Street in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. Located between Second and Third Avenues, the lot is a short walk to the Astor Place subway station, served by the 6 train. Roger Bittenbender of Arcus Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Foundation work is underway at 270 East 2nd Street, the site of a 12-story mixed-use building in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by JCJ Architecture and developed by the non-profit Barrier Free Living, the 65,000-square-foot structure will yield 74 housing units and administrative offices for the organization, which provides both temporary and permanent housing for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities. 270 East 2nd Street Partners, LLC is listed as the owner for the $30 million project, which is located on an interior lot between Avenue C and D, directly across from Gustave Hartman Square.
Construction has topped out on 280 East Houston Street, a 12-story residential building in Manhattan’s East Village. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by SMA Equities, the structure will span 224,809 square feet and yield 157 apartments with an average scope of 1,324 square feet, as well as 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 1,300 square feet for a community facility. Whitehall Interiors is the interior designer for the project, which is located on an elongated trapezoidal interior lot between Avenue A and Avenue B. REAL New York is handling marketing and leasing for the project.
Gotham Organization, in collaboration with Monadnock Development, the Christian Cultural Center, and New York City and State authorities, has secured $270 million in construction financing for the first phase of the Innovative Urban Village in East New York, Brooklyn. The project, which was designed by PAU, aims to transform 10.5-acre site currently owned by the Christian Cultural Center into a mixed-use urban village.
Excavation is moving along at 525 Sixth Avenue, the site of a 13-story residential building in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Izaki Group under the 525 6th Ave LLC, the 145-foot-tall structure is planned to span 123,000 square feet and yield 71 condominium units and ground-floor commercial space. Hunter Roberts Construction Group is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 100-106 West 14th Street and is located at the corner of West 14th Street and Sixth Avenue, just below the border with Chelsea.