220 East 9th Street update
According to public records and the TradedNY account , Arcus Development, operating through Astor Nine LLC, is the new owner of the vacant property.
While Arcus hasn’t revealed its intentions, Crain’s noted that the property “seems poised to become luxury housing.”
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We have a thread for this (though the name of the municipality is incomplete):
I certainly agree that the existing building is unattractive. But I always wonder what will happen in a case like this to the existing tenants who live there. The building may be junk but they are not. Real estate development can have its up side for sure. But it also can have a less than grand underbelly.
Alemel
April 16, 2024, 5:17pm
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9 Chapel - not a big fan of the corrugated and perforated metal
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Pretty tall building (left) topped out off the Gates Ave. J/Z stop - not sure if it has a thread
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Updated design for 307-309 Sixth Avenue
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441-467 Prospect Ave SOUTH SLOPE
You can learn more about it on ZAP here NYC Planning - Zoning Application Search
You can learn about the losers who think it’s too tall for the area here A Brooklyn group says yes to affordable housing but no to 13-story towers
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These losers, who call themselves “Housing Not High Rises”, should be chucked into the pigeon hole.
And ofc the usual incompetence from “village preservation”. This could still go through possibly, we’ll see
I hope I am not the only one who hopes they are destined for the dustbin of history.
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ALC11
May 1, 2024, 7:29pm
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The city removing the FAR cap will make these types of people lose their marbles. It’d be glorious to see that in real time as removing the cap will allow for even more high-density projects.
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Not sure if this has a thread. New Museum in foreground
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New Museum thread is here:
New Yorkers aren’t Thrilled about the New Museum…?
Well Robert is, and I am, and so-on-and-so-on: and most people will be as well IMHO.
I imagine a small child looking up and squealing in delight - “Wow, look at that, that is SO cool”.
I see my elderly mother responding to my query on what she thinks - “now thats different, I like it”.
My various friends and associates would marvel at the creativity, the artistry, and WOW factor of that new addition - “This looks FANTASTIC”.
The above sta…
The cantilevered building under construction in the back is 183 Chrystie Street:
thread:
Chrystie Street could be so pretty but it needs so much work.
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That is this project here:
Alemel
May 7, 2024, 5:25pm
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maybe with the right light - It could work
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