Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November issue of The Lo-Down's print magazine.
Along upper Orchard Street one sparkling fall afternoon last month, young shoppers strolled in stilettos, popping in and out of the tiny, trendy boutiques that...
After living with sidewalk sheds and scaffolding for almost five years, it can be hard to imagine how upper Orchard Street will look when two long-delayed hotel projects are completed. Luckily, the professionals over at Issac & Stern Architects have been hard at...
Tenants in the Vladeck Houses push for new security cameras in wake of recent violence. (DNAinfo)
Seven people, including an Elizabeth Street Tenants Association leader, were charged yesterday with defrauding the city's housing program of more than $250,000. (WSJ)
You are invited to the...
Crain's is reporting today that Brack Capital Real Estate and hotel industry giant IHG have struck a $46 million deal for a joint venture that will turn a longtime Lower East Side eyesore into a 290-room hotel to be...
Is 180 Orchard, the stalled hotel/apartment complex on the market? While the following listing does not include an address, the description sounds a whole lot like the so-called "hell building":
BLOCK THROUGH DEVELOPMENT SITE FOR SALE
PRIME DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
LOWER EAST SIDE
NEW...
Last night's meeting of Community Board 3's SLA Committee was mercifully short and uneventful. But a few liquor license applications did catch our eye. For example, Rob Shamlian (Fat Baby, Mason Dixon, Los Feliz) and Frank Vivolo (Bruschetteria) got...
We have some new information this morning about the fate of 180 Orchard, the infamous stalled hotel/residential/retail complex just below Houston Street. Last week, we reported the developer, Morris Platt, had resumed negotiations with the Department of Buildings to...
Back in August, we brought you news of the cheerful beautification project underway at 180 Orchard, the stalled condo/hotel project lovingly renamed by Curbed, "the Orchard Street Hell Building." At the time, LES artist Marco was painting a mural...
