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Construction Update: 185 Grand Street - The Grand Mulberry

Northeast corner from Grand Street.

Construction scaffolding has come down at residential condo building The Grand Mulberry at 185 Grand Street in Little Italy. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the seven-story building features a brick facade with a stacked running bond coursing. Custom, hand-molded domed bricks reference the traditional Italianate tenement facades throughout Little Italy. Along with offering 20 residential units, the building will also contain retail space and the Italian American Museum at the ground floor.

North facade from Grand Street.

Close-up of the northeast facade.

Close-up of the northeast facade.

Close-up of the southeast facade.

Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; MEP Engineer: ABS Engineering; Facade Consultant: Buro Happold; Developer: Nexus Development; Program: Residential; Location: Little Italy, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.

 
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Construction Update: 165-173 Chrystie Street

East facade of 165 Chrystie Street (center) adjacent to the site of 167 Chrystie Street (right) and 173 Chrystie Street (far right).

Construction continues at the three project residential development on the Lower East Side by ODA New York. Nexus Development is responsible for the two projects that bookend the three sites and are farthest along. The middle site at 167 Chrystie Street is being developed by the Arava Group and has yet to rise above ground.

Close-up of the east facade of 165 Chrystie Street.

At the south end, the 10-story residential condo building at 165 Chrystie Street is nearing completion. The project features a concrete superstructure that is expressed on its east facade along with bays of floor-to-ceiling window wall and glass railing.

Northeast corner of 165 Chrystie Street.

Southeast corner of 165 Chrystie Street (left), 167 Chrystie Street (center) and 173 Chrystie Street (right).

Close-up of the concrete and glass facade at the northeast corner of 165 Chrystie Street.

Facade installation is underway at Nexus Development’s 10-story residential condo building at 173 Chrystie Street. Like 165 Chrystie Street, the facade features an exposed concrete superstructure with long ribbons of floor-to-ceiling window wall and balconies at the upper half.

East facade of 173 Chrystie Street.

Close-up of the southeast corner of 173 Chrystie Street.

Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Nexus Development (165 and 173 Chrystie Street), Arava Group (167 Chrystie Street); Program: Residential; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020 (165 and 173 Chrystie Street), 2022 (167 Chrystie Street).

 
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Construction Update: 180 East 82nd Street

Scaffolding has come down at 180 East 82nd Street, revealing the facade at Nexus Development’s 10-story residential condo tower on the Upper East Side. Designed by ODA New York, the facade features a horizontal striped pattern of glass and metal panel at irregular intervals.

Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Nexus Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.

 
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