NEW YORK | 325 8th Ave FT | FLOORS

giantSwan · #1 Posted **Dec 30, 2022, 11:44 PM**

Does anyone know what is happening here? Looks like the building is being boarded up and knocked down….

NYguy · #2 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 1:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by giantSwan

Does anyone know what is happening here? Looks like the building is being boarded up and knocked down….

If you’re talking about the corner where the taco place was, there’s an apartment building going up.

chris08876 · #3 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 4:41 AM**

This is a Cookfox development. Its an affordable development. Not even a high rise but a mid rise.

This should go into the general development thread. Reference MAG Partners and Cookfox.

Busy Bee · #4 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 4:42 AM**

What are we talking about?

chris08876 · #5 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 4:44 AM**

The thread is for this development.

C. · #6 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 4:58 AM**

Google Streetview for reference. I think there's a comedy club nearby. Will it be closed as part of this development? If so, pity. Lots of found memories.

chris08876 · #7 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 5:00 AM**

Just the corner parcel. But if your talking of Asylum, most likely. I believe this is purely residential so they will have to move somewhere else.

C. · #8 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 5:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by chris08876

Just the corner parcel. But if your talking of Asylum, most likely. I believe this is purely residential so they will have to move somewhere else.

Upright Citizen Brigade. I see they've already closed and was replaced by Asylum. It was

Busy Bee · #9 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 2:02 PM**

I'm surprised this isn't going to be at least as tall as the development going upna few blocks south.

giantSwan · #10 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 5:26 PM**

Feel free to move to another thread if needed.

Wow, so small for this plot. I’m not sure how we solve affordability with buildings this small in transit rich areas. 🤯🤯🤯

chris08876 · #11 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 6:13 PM**

Yeah in an ideal world, this would 4-5x larger. More units are needed. This is prime space in hindsight.

And developers would add more affordable units but the environment needs to be favorable for them to do so.

Busy Bee · #12 Posted **Dec 31, 2022, 6:37 PM**

The FXCollaborative building going up at 258-278 is 15 floors. Thats really the absolute bare minimum of density for sitting on top of a subway station on a major Manhattan avenue. This thing is half that height. What's the zoning here? Is there some sort of view preservation with Penn South written into it? Is it technically on Penn South grounds. If so, that might be the explanation here.

On a side note, whatever eventually replaces the dumpy Mt. Sinai building bounded by 23rd/Eighth/24th will likely be big as its a perfect lot to accommodate something substantial.

mrnyc · #13 Posted **Jan 2, 2023, 3:59 PM**

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On a side note, whatever eventually replaces the dumpy Mt. Sinai building bounded by 23rd/Eighth/24th will likely be big as its a perfect lot to accommodate something substantial.

how’s about with a new replacement opera house (demo’d 1960)?

giantSwan · #14 Posted **Jan 2, 2023, 11:28 PM**

Great commentary & thank you for all the information! I’m not sure why the powers that be aren’t as sensible as people on this forum.

Oh god, if that is a penn south restriction that would be horrific. Does anyone know why penn south has that massive surface level parking lot on 26th? Seems like a no brainer to redevelop

NYguy · #15 Posted **Apr 26, 2024, 1:54 PM**

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