Chatham Square's Contribution To Gentrification Row Nears Completion

After some delay, the facade at 17 Chatham Square has finally been completely windowed. It stands now as another completed piece of modern architecture on Gentrification Row, formerly known as the Bowery and today running from Houston to Beekman Street, anchored at the north end by Avalon Place and Gehry's Beekman Tower to the south. Here's a photo of the cute building that used to occupy this lot.

New New York: Corner of Broome and Mulberry

This photo was taken in September; the building looks much the same today. Like other buildings in the immediate neighborhood, being renovated or having been renovated (11 Spring comes to mind), outside appearances imply it is a very well done renovation. Even the sidewalk out front was handled with meticulous care by the contracting crew, identified by a sign on sight as Super Touch Contracting. When the utility outlets were ready to be capped on the sidewalk, workers were sanding and polishing the metal caps. They have a thick coat of gloss or some sort of protective coating on them. Nice touch, or a Super Touch, if you will.

New New York; Frederick Douglas Boulevard btw 110 and 125th

Click here for full set of photos at Flickr, with notes on the location, taken on a walk up Frederick Douglas Boulevard from 110th to 125th, documenting the expansion, renovation, and new building of housing and retail space along that corridor. Building a New New York.

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