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    New Development Proposed At Site Of Deadly Gas Explosion

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  East Village, Manhattan

    Rendering of development at 119-121 Second Avenue. Image credit: LPC.

    Public speakers and commissioners sought to ensure that deaths in 2015 catastrophe suitably memorialized. Landmarks considered an application to build a new development on two lots at 119-121 Second Avenue at its July 10, 2018, meeting. The empty lots are the site of a 2015 explosion, caused by an illegal gas set-up, which killed two people, caused multiple injuries, and destroyed three buildings. The site lies in the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District.  The site’s developers, Nexus Development Group, acquired the property in 2017. (read more…)

    Tags : cornice, deadly explosion, development, explosion, Landmarks, mansory, windows
    Date:07/25/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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