Extell Development Company
Extell’s One Manhattan Square is Now ‘Fully Enclosed’
Posted October 23, 2018 at 5:00 am
It seemed like the job would never finish, but One Manhattan Square is finally completely glassed up. Fully enclosed from top to bottom, it’s a feat almost six years in the making. Dating back to Extell’s purchase of the Pathmark plot in February 2013 for $175 million, and destruction of the supermarket the following year. […]
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Public Hearing on Two Bridges Skyscrapers Happening this Morning
Posted October 17, 2018 at 5:08 am
Today is a pivotal day in the life of the proposed super-tall towers on the Lower East Side waterfront. The City Planning Commission is holding the final public hearing later this morning on the controversial application for the three new large-scale developments. Members of the public who attend will have a chance to speak (three […]
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Worker at Extell’s Affordable Tower Badly Burned in Electrical Accident
Posted October 17, 2018 at 5:00 am
It was a case of shock and burn down at the Extell project site on Cherry Street. A construction worker was electrocuted early yesterday during a work accident 227 Cherry Street, the developer’s so-called affordable tower. The man reportedly sustained second-degree burns about the arms, neck, and head, but was conscious when paramedics arrived. He was later […]
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Two Bridges ‘Final Stand’ Against Wall of Glass on the Waterfront
Posted October 15, 2018 at 5:04 am
While Pickle Day seduced the mainstream on Orchard Street yesterday afternoon (i.e. tourists), the mood was much less happy-go-lucky down in Two Bridges. Full sour, indeed. Dozens gathered in a show of solidarity for a so-called “final stand” against the addition of four more supertall towers along the Lower East Side waterfront. Timing of the […]
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The City is Ignoring the Environmental Impacts of Mega-Towers Along the Waterfront [OP-ED]
Posted September 27, 2018 at 5:00 am
The following editorial was written by Samuel Moskowitz, who has lived almost his entire life on the Lower East Side and is concerned with the rapid overdevelopment of the neighborhood. If built as planned, the Lower East Side mega-tower complex of 2,775 apartments will be one of the largest residential developments in New York City. […]
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Here’s Your Chance to Voice Opposition to the 3 Supertalls Planned for Two Bridges
Last modified July 31, 2018 at 6:45 am
The city almost pulled a fast one last month by dropping the Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding three incoming supertall towers just as Community Board 3 was headed for summer recess. Pushback from politicians and the waterfront neighborhood, plus coverage in the press, helped push back the deadline. The advisory body has sixty days to […]
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Steel Falls 30 Feet from One Manhattan Square, Injuring a Worker Below
Posted July 31, 2018 at 5:00 am
Extell’s One Manhattan Square saw a worksite injury last week involving a falling piece of steel from the superstructure. As first reported yesterday, the piece reportedly plunged thirty feet from the gargantuan project site. Apparently, the construction material struck the worker’s shoulder while operating a lift performing steel work. No ambulance was dispatched to 250 South […]
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Just Sitting Precariously 850 Feet Above the Lower East Side Waterfront [VIDEO]
Posted July 30, 2018 at 5:06 am
It’s a view to a kill. An anonymous iron worker atop Extell’s gargantuan One Manhattan Square shot a quick clip on Friday afternoon. Just casually sitting there, dangling his legs more than eight hundred feet above the street. (The workers are harnessed.) The video itself is burning up the Reddit chart, and the post briefly […]
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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 […]
