Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

This is what’s left of 5 Essex Street after two months of demolition work.  The turn-of-the-century sanitarium and onetime home of Dembitzer Brothers Electronics is now just a pile of bricks.

While not exactly record-breaking, the placement of six “for rent” signs on the decrepit facade of 33 Allen Street is still absurd. 29 Orchard Street retains control of the neighborhood crown, with a whopping total of nine!  Better luck next time.

Full frontal views of the new glass box condo at 30 Orchard Street are now available.  The scaffolding is weeks gone, leaving a clear path to the nearly-completed entrance.  Up above, trendy-looking balconies are in place, complete with glass partitions and wooden door-frames.

It’s always disheartening to see “for sale” signs hanging from old world neighborhood buildings. But it’s an all-too-common sight these days. Not too long ago, a real estate listing popped up for 45 Canal Street, the quaint three-story structure located between Ludlow and Orchard. Current asking price is $2,350,000 for the two units totaling of [...]