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    SoHo Loft to be converted to live-work spaces

    City Planning Commission  •  Special Permit  •  SoHo, Manhattan

    Developer abandoned plan to convert loft to residential. 96 Springs LLC sought a special permit to allow ground floor retail use and 14 residential units at 96 Spring Street, an eight-story, 53,700-square-foot loft located on the corner of Spring and Mercer Streets in a manufacturing zone within the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. Currently the building contains a mix of commercial uses, with the fourth and fifth floors vacant and the ground floor occupied by a non-conforming retail use.

    At the April 13, 2005 Commission hearing, the attorney for 96 Springs described the proposal and the need for the special permit. There were no speakers in opposition. Following the hearing, 96 Springs withdrew the original application and filed a modified plan, requesting 14 joint living-work units for artists instead of the original purely residential units. (more…)

    Tags : 96 Spring Street, 96 Springs LLC, Manhattan Community Board 2, SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
    Date: 06/15/2005
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