Extell Development Company
Move-ins Begin at Extell’s 13-Story Affordable Tower Next Month
Posted July 10, 2018 at 5:00 am
One of Extell’s two waterfront properties on the Lower East Side is just about ready for occupancy. Move-ins are slated to begin next month for residents of the Dattner Architects-designed, thirteen-story affordable building. It’s been a long time coming. Seen by many as a so-called “poor-door” development given the comparative scope and amenities to One […]
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Two Bridges Outraged at EIS Timing, Rallying Today to Protest Waterfront Towers
Posted June 25, 2018 at 9:47 am
Two Bridges activists and local politicians are outraged that the Department of City Planning released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for three incoming super-tall waterfront towers just as Community Board 3 is preparing for its annual summer recess. The documents went public on Friday afternoon, and the agency is expected to certify today. (JDS Development […]
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Extell to Dismantle the Tower Crane at One Manhattan Square
Posted March 14, 2018 at 5:14 am
After more than two years on the job, the tower crane affixed to Extell’s One Manhattan Square is ready to come down. It’s mere days from dismantling. To accomplish the task of removing the 200-foot vehicle, construction management firm LendLease is closing off Pike Slip for three days starting Friday night at 10pm and ending […]
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Extell’s Affordable Tower Launches Lottery on the LES Waterfront
Last modified November 3, 2017 at 8:43 am
The housing lottery for Extell’s 229 Cherry Street is officially underway. The 13-story affordable housing property, situated next to behemoth One Manhattan Square, has earmarked 50% of its 204 units for neighborhood denizens. Criteria is as follows: studios will rent for $947 per month, and are eligible to people earning between $34,355 and $40,080; one-bedrooms […]
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Extell’s 80-Story Stain on the LES Skyline Finally Tops Out
Posted September 29, 2017 at 5:00 am
It’s an indelible stain on the skyline, visible from all corners of the Lower East Side. One Manhattan Square, the 850-foot (80 stories) “vertical village” on South Street, finally reached the top yesterday. Meaning, it won’t go any higher. This is likely the most important milestone since ground-break three years ago. Not that you would know it, […]
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Extell’s 13-Story ‘Poor Door’ Tower Finally Takes Shape [PHOTOS]
Posted September 12, 2017 at 5:00 am
Lost in all the Extell headlines about the Lower East Side waterfront is progress on the adjacent affordable building. Exterior work on the thirteen-story development at 229 Cherry Street is nearing completion after topping out earlier this summer. Upon opening – scheduled for spring 2018 – the new construction will boast 205 perpetually affordable apartments, […]
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Chin and Marte Duke it out for Two Bridges Votes in City Council Race
Posted August 4, 2017 at 5:00 am
The race for City Council District 1 is heating up big time. This week, the two main contenders hit the Lower East Side waterfront to stump for ever-precious votes. Councilwoman Margaret Chin looks to be in desperation mode to keep her job, as grassroots pressure from upstart Chris Marte mounts. But in Two Bridges, the […]
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In a First, Privileged Condo Owners at One Manhattan Square will have ‘Infrared Sauna’ Amenity
Last modified August 3, 2017 at 1:02 pm
Anything to one-up the competition, Extell Development Corp. is embracing a new spa fad to attract buyers to its monolithic One Manhattan Square. The so-called “vertical village” will offer infrared saunas as part of the bonkers slate of amenities available to condo buyers. It’s a fad endorsed by celebrities that apparently counts Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Anniston, […]
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At More Than 60 Stories, Extell’s Inescapable ‘One Manhattan Square’ Dwarfs the Manhattan Bridge
Posted June 28, 2017 at 5:00 am
It finally happened. The Manhattan Bridge is now dwarfed by its neighbor, One Manhattan Square. With Two Bridges residents focused squarely on stopping the three supertall developments invading the area, the controversial “trailblazer,” Extell’s One Manhattan Square, remains the 800-foot elephant on the waterfront. Three years into construction, the superstructure is getting glassed, and has […]
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LES Community Group Slams CM Chin for Colluding with Developers, Demands She Step Down
Last modified April 26, 2017 at 2:23 pm
The Coalition to Protect Chinatown and the Lower East Side is demanding that Councilwoman Margaret Chin step down. The grassroots organization, which counts more than a dozen other local groups in its ranks, claims that the politician is firmly in the pocket of big-money developers. That’s not a stretch, either. One need only have attended […]
