New Mosque Planned for 172 Eldridge

Posted: October 30, 2009 at 6:28 am

172 Eldridge

172 Eldridge Street has been little more than a rotting, inactive dirt pit for quite some time.  The vacant lot, located just north of Delancey, is owned by the Assafa Islamic Center.  In a move to expand above and beyond their longtime subterranean dwelling at 172 Allen, the organization is erecting a new mosque (masjid) here.  According to their official website, the structure will rise six stories and will offer a number of Islamic services to the community (prayer, marriages, funeral services, library, etc.).

Picture 1

But the project was recently slapped with a stop-work order, which was subsequently scaled back to a partial stop-work order.  Apparently, all the site excavation caused some significant structural damage to the neighboring buildings.  Indeed, the DOB show the following intel:

LACK OF SHORING HAS CAUSED VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF 170 ELDRIDGE ST THE ENTIRE 3 STORY LENGTH OF PROPERTY.

And..

DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT ABOVE ADDRESS THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRONT FACADE AND SOUTH C/O OF 174 ELDRIGDE STREET. CLR STS THAT CRACK GOES FROM 1ST FLR TO 4TH FLR OF BLDG.

Behind 172 Eldridge

These developments likely explain the relatively new steel supports, and the cement truck parked outside yesterday evening.


Street: Allen Street, Delancey, Eldridge Street
Tags: 170 Eldridge Street, 172 Allen Street, 172 Eldridge Street, 174 Eldridge Street, construction, Islam, Islamic center, masjid, mosque


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  1. An Interesting Story Behind 172 Eldridge - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle says:
    November 6th, 2009 at 8:33 am

    [...] doing research for the post about the new mosque planned for 172 Eldridge Street, we discovered some interesting history behind the property.  It [...]

  2. Work Anew at Assafa Islamic Center, 172 Eldridge Street - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle says:
    April 5th, 2010 at 6:28 am

    [...] since a pair of steel supports was installed back in October, it has been all quiet on the Eldridge mosque front.  The worksite at 172 Eldridge was quiet [...]

  3. Progress Report: Assafa Islamic Center at 172 Eldridge - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle says:
    August 17th, 2010 at 6:14 am

    [...] groundbreaking and earth-moving first began at the project site last year, but any semblance of progress has been painfully slow.  Their main obstacle was the [...]

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