Starrett Development files plans for 1,021-unit tower in Two Bridges
By Atticus O’Brien-Pappalardo
Starrett Development, on July 28, filed a permit application for construction of a 1,021-unit, 848,729-square-foot building at 259 Clinton Street in the Two Bridges area of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Joshua Siegel filed the plans.
The plans have been highly anticipated for years, with the developer maneuvering through a series of obstacles to get to this point. Last summer a court ruled that the project met zoning regulations for the area and would be able to move forward without City Council approval. The ruling reversed a lower court’s decision which had previously stopped the project from progressing.
The developer, along with L+M Development Partners, CIM Group, and JDS Development Group were all planning large developments in the area which could bring approximately 3,000 units to the neighborhood. Because of the close proximity and similar timing of the projects, the developers agreed to take part in a joint environmental review, according to reports.
The other towers are planned to rise at 247 Cherry Street and 260 South Street.
A report from Yimby provided renderings from Perkins Eastman of the Clinton Street development and from SHoP Architects of the larger project.
The plans call for the construction of a 710-foot-tall, 62-story building and were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number M00522293. the development site spans two tax lots.
The project is described in the filing as: New 62-story NB (HPD project).
According to the plan, the ground floor will have retail space, a residential lobby, library, and mail room. The second floor will have a gym, fitness center, health club, and office. The third floor will be used for storage. The fourth floor will have amenity space. Floors five through 14 will each have 11 dwelling units per floor, floors 15 through 59 will each have 12 dwelling units per floor.
The estimated job cost according to the DOB filing is $180 million.
The architect listed is Perkins Eastman.
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