A 15-story affordable apartment tower will soon replace a row of buildings on an East Harlem block, according to new plans. Developer Elie Fouerti filed plans in March 9, 2022 for the 91-unit building at 2005 Third Ave., between East 110th and 111th streets. Last monthit was reported that Fouerti had filed plans to demolish four buildings on the block, including a grocery store, an industrial building, and a pair of three-story residential buildings.
The building replacing them will include low-income housing, according to the filing, although details about the affordability levels have not been finalized. Fouerti said Friday, March 11, 2022 that he did not know when construction would begin.
In addition to the 100,000 square feet (9,290 square meters) of residential space, the building will include a 5,500-square-foot (510-square-meter) commercial space and a “community facility,” the plans show. It will be designed by Studio V Architecture. Fouerti paid upwards of US$10 million to acquire much of the block in fall 2021, city records show.
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