Demolition
Demolition Commences Ahead of 18-Story Moxy Hotel on the Bowery
Posted July 25, 2019 at 5:00 am
Those blue bars and black netting are going up, signaling more demolition on the Bowery. This time, to make way for a glitzy new hotel. The entire corner is set to fall. In one fell swoop. Department of Buildings approved the new lodge, filed under the 145 Bowery address, back in April. Several months after […]
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Demolition of 1909 LaGuardia Bathhouse is Underway
Posted July 18, 2019 at 5:00 am
It’s been standing on the Lower East Side for 110 years. And now it’s coming down. Brick by antique brick. The long-dormant LaGuardia Bathhouse, situated just off Madison Street near the Little Flower Playground, is currently undergoing demolition. All because the city decided to change up its coastal resiliency plan that results in the closure […]
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The Iconic Sunshine Cinema Building is No More
Posted July 10, 2019 at 5:04 am
The sun finally set on the Sunshine. Next up, boutique office space to further dull any edge still in the neighborhood. The iconic Lower East Side theater at 141 East Houston is now pulverized, having spent the better part of the last few months under drills. Daylight is now visible where the decorative marquee previously […]
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With Libation Shuttered, Soho House’s ‘Ludlow Garden’ Plan Quietly Proceeds
Posted June 17, 2019 at 5:00 am
One year after word first broke, the demolition of Libation is nigh. The controversial Hell Square nightclub officially closed its doors last month after nearly two decades irking serving. Its clearance will ultimately yield a “garden annex” for the Ludlow House next door. Last spring, we reported that Soho House corporate planned to construct the […]
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Demolition Nigh Ahead of 10-Story Office Building at 171 Bowery
Posted June 7, 2019 at 5:02 am
Time has come for more destruction and development on the Bowery. Next up is 171 Bowery. Demolition permits were filed with the Department of Buildings last week. The first step in a new, gilded future for this property. You’ll recall that the four-floor tenement walkup hit the market for $12.5 million three years ago, yet […]
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Long-Fallow Grand Street Development Reaches 3-Story Height
Posted May 21, 2019 at 5:00 am
You probably forgot about 355 Grand Street. And with good reason. This onetime pit had been vacant for over two years already, ever since the historic 200-year-old Federal-style row house was demolished. The luxury payload is now well underway. Finally, there is actual visible progress toward what will soon become a six-story mixed-use development. Work on the […]
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‘Sunshine Cinema’ Gets its Demolition Death Shroud
Posted May 20, 2019 at 5:02 am
Hope you got your final photos for posterity, as the facade of the Sunshine Cinema is forever lost. Demolition death shroud – consisting of scaffolding and netting – is now firmly in place, effectively obstructing progress of the takedown within. Owner-developers East End Capital and K Property Group, who together purchased the Lower East Side […]
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Demolition of Sunshine Cinema is Underway
Posted April 22, 2019 at 5:00 am
We were warned this would happen. A year ago, in fact. In that time, vomit-inducing renderings teased the future of the once-beloved Sunshine Cinema. That of a commercial tower. And now the inevitable is upon us. Scaffolding was erected in front of the movie house last week, signaling the beginning of demolition activity. Permits to […]
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The Rusty Shed at Pier 42 is Now Gone
Posted October 4, 2018 at 5:01 am
After nearly a year of demolition activity, the rusty, derelict shed at Pier 42 is gone. Erased from the coastal skyline. As previously reported, the park concept has been on the boards for over six years with little to show for it but “interim programming” during warmer months. Revival of the capital works project is […]
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Emergency Demolition for Former New Beer Distributors on Chrystie Street
Posted May 23, 2018 at 5:08 am
Construction of luxury condos on Chrystie Street destabilized a neighboring building, and the developer has scrambled to file emergency demolition permits. Nexus Development – the firm behind a 10-story tower at 173 Chrystie Street – filed the permits after a purported “concrete blowout” at the project site a couple weeks ago. The incident damaged 171 […]
