Construction Update: Essex Crossing
Northwest corner of One Essex Crossing (center) and The Artisan (left).
After mostly sitting vacant since 1967, a six acre area of the Lower East Side is transforming into a mixed use development with nine building sites. Now known as Essex Crossing, the $1 billion development will include residential, office, retail, cultural and community space. The mega development is overseen by a joint venture of L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners, and Goldman Sachs.
Northeast corner of The Artisan (left), One Essex Crossing (center), and The Essex (right).
Site 3: One Essex Crossing
Northeast corner of One Essex Crossing (center) and The Essex (right) from Delancey Street
One Essex Crossing, designed by CetraRuddy, is a 14-story mixed use building featuring office program in the podium and residential rentals in the tower above. The facade, which is nearly complete, features a curtain wall of brick piers, metal spandrels, and glass.
North facade from Delancey Street.
Northeast corner facade detail.
North facade detail.
Northeast corner of the tower.
Southeast corner from Broome Street.
Site 4: The Artisan
North facade from Delancey Street.
The Artisan, designed by Handel Architects, is a 26-story mixed-use building with 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail, 175,000 square feet of office space on floors two through five, and a tower with 263 rentals. Installation of the curtain wall is nearly complete and features a running bond pattern of glass and white metal panel slab covers and verticals.
Northwest corner from Delancey Street.
Northeast corner tower facade detail.
South facade from the park at Essex Crossing.
Southeast corner from Clinton Street.
Southwest corner of the tower.
Architect: SHoP Architects (Site 1), Handel Architects (Sites 2 and 4), CetraRuddy (Site 3), Beyer Blinder Belle (Site 5); Landscape Architect: West 8; Developers: Delancey Street Associates (Taconic Investment Partners LLC, L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, Goldman Sachs); Program: Residential, Office, Retail; Location: Essex Crossing, Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
