Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

With foreclosure looming high above its eight-plus stories, the vacant 290 Mulberry – designed and built by SHoP Architects – is deteriorating before our very eyes. A section of the gray siding is bubbling and peeling.

290 Mulberry Street might be in a state of financial flux (the project lender is attempting to foreclose and sell), but that’s not stopping the light show from returning to the vacant development. Late last week, after an extended period of darkness, the lights began flashing anew. This time, however, only the third and fourth [...]

Last night, after four consecutive weeks entertaining the neighborhood, the colorful nighttime light show at 290 Mulberry went dark. Kaput. Oh well, it was a novel idea while it lasted.

Now a week on, the colorful light show at 290 Mulberry Street is still active.  Here is another (video) perspective.  E.T. phone home?

Last night, in an effort to score some attention, 290 Mulberry put on a lightshow visible at street level.  All the flashing colors seemed to morph the SHoP Architects condo into some sort of fun-house.  It was definitely a noteworthy sight. Also noteworthy is the building occupancy. Or rather, lack thereof.  According to Core Group’s [...]