Stories Rising on Long-Stalled Manhattan Avenue Building in Greenpoint
Six stories out of seven have risen at this long-stalled site at 1059 Manhattan Avenue between Freeman and Eagle Streets in Greenpoint. Eventually, the seven-story apartment building will have 23 units spread across 19,867 square feet, per new building permits. Demolition permits were filed in 2000 and building permits were filed in 2003. When we first…
Six stories out of seven have risen at this long-stalled site at 1059 Manhattan Avenue between Freeman and Eagle Streets in Greenpoint. Eventually, the seven-story apartment building will have 23 units spread across 19,867 square feet, per new building permits.
Demolition permits were filed in 2000 and building permits were filed in 2003. When we first wrote about it way back in 2007, we asked, “anyone know why it’s taking so long?” Little did we know that it was only half way there. The architect of record is Asher Herkowitz. The current owner, an LLC, bought the 21,000-square-foot property in 2012 for $2,900,000.
Development Watch: 1059 Manhattan Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP
For what it is worth, this was, until the early 1950’s, the site of the Midway Movie Theatre. It was then used as a warehouse before beginning its long existence as an empty lot in 2003.