East Side Coastal Resiliency Project
BIG · Lower East Side · 2025
Construction is progressing on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, where the first of three new pedestrian bridges to span the FDR highway has been lifted into place. Situated adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge at Delancey Street, the BIG designed steel bridge will allow for pedestrians to access the renovated waterfront park that will help protect Lower Manhattan from future flooding.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects; Program: Park; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Tour: 196 Orchard Street
Northwest corner from Houston Street.
Construction has wrapped up at Magnum Real Estate Group and Real Estate Equities Corporation‘s 196 Orchard Street, a residential condominium building on the Lower East Side. Designed by Incorporated Architecture and Design with Ismael Leyva Architects, the 11-story condo building features a brick facade, with Gilded Bronze glazed Spanish brick at the lower facade and Black Diamond brick above. The facade also features large windows in a double height grid configuration with a glazed brick surround.
North facade from Houston Street.
The building includes 89 condos ranging in size from studios-to-four-bedrooms, including some with private terraces. Amenities include a 30,000 square foot Equinox gym and a 4,300 square foot landscaped rooftop terrace with two outdoor kitchens and custom seating.
North facade detail.
North facade from Houston Street.
Northeast corner from Houston Street.
Rooftop Amenity Terrace and Views
Model Residence
Architect: Ismael Leyva Architects; Interiors: Incorporated Architecture and Design; Developer: Magnum Real Estate Group and Real Estate Equities Corporation; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
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.
Construction Update: 199 Chrystie Street
Northeast corner from Chrystie Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at 14-story residential condo building 199 Chrystie on the Lower East Side of New York. Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen, the facade features a glass and metal east facade that articulates the 14 interlocking residential units. The lower units range in size from 1-to-3 bedrooms, while a pair of 6 bedroom penthouse units occupy the upper floors.
East facade from the Stanton Street Courts at Sara D. Roosevelt Park.
Close-up of the east facade.
Looking up at the east facade from Chrystie Street.
East facade from Chrystie Street.
Architect: Thomas Juul-Hansen; Developer: KD Sagamore Capital LLC (KDS); Program: Residential Condo; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
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.
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).
Construction Update: Essex Crossing
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.
Site 3: One Essex Crossing
Site three, 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 features a curtain wall of brick piers, metal spandrels, and glass. Panels are currently being installed at the office floors of the podium.
Architect: SHoP Architects (Site 1), Handel Architects (Sites 2 and 4), CetraRuddy (Site 3), Beyer Blinder Belle (Site 5); 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.
Construction Update: Essex Crossing
180 Broome (left), 202 Broome (center), and The Essex (right).
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.
Site 2: The Essex
Site 2, known as The Essex, features a 24-story tower with a five-story podium that houses part of the Essex Street Market. Designed by Handel Architects, the mixed-use tower is the largest project in the 9-site mega development. Along with the market space and 195 rental units, half of which will fall under the affordable housing program, the tower also houses a 14-screen movie theater, an urban farm on the podium roof, and amenities for the residents.
Site 3: 202 Broome
Site three, designed by CetraRuddy, is a 14-story mixed use building featuring office program in the podium and residential rentals in the tower above.
Site 4: 180 Broome
Site four, 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.
Facade installation is nearly complete, with only the hoist and storefront areas remaining to be enclosed. The design of the curtain wall features a running bond pattern of glass and white metal panel slab covers and verticals.
Site 5: The Rollins
Site five, known as The Rollins, is a 15-story rental tower from Beyer Blinder Belle. The brick and metal panel clad building houses a Target and a public school, with a West 8 designed park located along the site's northern boundary.
Architect: SHoP Architects (Site 1), Handel Architects (Sites 2 and 4), CetraRuddy (Site 3), Beyer Blinder Belle (Site 5); 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.
Construction Update: 180 Broome Street
Superstructure has topped out at 180 Broome Street, part of the nine-building Essex Crossing development on the Lower East Side from a joint venture of L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners, and Goldman Sachs. Designed by Handel Architects, the 26-story mixed-use tower will offer 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.
Facade installation is ongoing, with the 5-story podium nearly enclosed. The design of the curtain wall features a running bond pattern of glass and white metal panel slab covers and verticals.
Architect: Handel Architects; 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.
Construction Update: 196 Orchard Street
Northwest corner from Houston Street.
Construction is wrapping up and residents have started moving in at Magnum Real Estate Group and Real Estate Equities Corporation‘s 196 Orchard Street, a residential condominium building on the Lower East Side. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects, the 11-story condo building features a facade of glazed brick with large windows in a double height grid configuration. The building includes 94 condo ranging in size from studios-to-four-bedrooms and are ready for immediate occupancy. Amenities include a 30,000 square foot Equinox gym and a 4,100 square foot landscaped rooftop terrace.
North facade from Houston Street.
North facade detail.
North facade from Houston Street.
Northeast corner from Houston Street.
Architect: Ismael Leyva Architects; Interiors: Incorporated Architecture and Design; Developer: Magnum Real Estate Group and Real Estate Equities Corporation; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.