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As manufacturing retreated from central areas of the city, many of these buildings were converted into offices and residential apartments that benefited from incredible light and a sense of character that connects to the city’s blue-collar history.
One of the more recent condominium developments to embrace the aesthetic is 220 East 9th Street, an adaptive reuse and expansion of a former 175-car parking garage in the East Village, located on a surprisingly genteel block between Stuyvesant Street and Second Avenue, near Astor Place and St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, the second-oldest church building in Manhattan.
Developed and designed by Arcus with Colberg Architecture, the project nearly completely replaces the former parking garage, building a new seven-story structure clad in red Waterstruck bricks hand-crafted in Maine and red sandstone facade accents. It is punctuated by operable factory-style windows ranging from 8 to 10 feet tall; some of the windows are arched, and all of the panes are accentuated by red-colored mullions.
"The developer approached the building with a craftsman’s discipline: board-form concrete ceilings, refined material choices, generous ceiling heights, and layouts designed for real living rather than efficiency metrics. The result was a rare combination of scale, texture, and warmth at a price point that had been underserved Downtown" - Ian Lefkowitz, Clayton Orrigo, and Stephen Ferrara, Hudson Advisory Team, Compass
Another new development that goes above and beyond with the industrial aesthetic is The Sixth near the North Williamsburg waterfront. The ground-up condominium designed by BKSK pays homage to the area’s past through factory-style windows, 10- to 12-foot ceilings, vintage wood floors, and brass hardware.
Sales launched earlier this year, and the building is already more than 40 percent sold, with two penthouses priced above $6 million currently in contract. Both penthouses include large private terraces, and all apartments at The Sixth feature private outdoor space in some capacity, whether a balcony, loggia, or rooftop cabana. Public availabilities range from a one-bedroom asking $1.375 million to a three-bedroom penthouse asking $4.5 million.
Select listings with multi-pane windows
10 East 22nd Street, #3/4
$6,500,000 (-3.7%)
Flatiron/Union Square | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths | 4,000 ft2
116 East 63rd Street, #4C
$4,250,000
Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. | Cooperative | 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths
428 East 10th Street, #2B
$2,975,000 (-8.5%)
East Village | Cooperative | 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths | 2,750 ft2
125 East 74th Street, #5B
$1,250,000
Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. | Cooperative | 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath | 950 ft2
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