| 252 South Street | |
|---|---|
 One Manhattan Square and Manhattan Bridge (August 2022) | |
 Interactive map of the 252 South Street area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential, retail |
| Location | Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′37″N 73°59′29″W / 40.710394°N 73.991388°W |
| Construction started | 2014 |
| Topped-out | September 2017 |
| Completed | 2019 |
| Opening | 2019 |
| Cost | $250M |
| Owner | Gary Barnett |
| Management | Extell Management Services |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Glass |
| Roof | 847 ft (258 m)[1] |
| Top floor | PH |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 80 |
| Floor area | 939,850 sq ft (87,315 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | AAI Architects, P.C., Dattner Architects |
| Developer | Extell Development Company |
| Main contractor | Extell Development |
One Manhattan Square (also known as 225 Cherry Street or 252 South Street) is a luxury residential skyscraper building developed by Extell Development Company in the Two Bridges neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Built from 2014 to 2019, the skyscraper was built on the site of a former Pathmark grocery store, which was demolished in 2014.[2] The building topped out in 2017 and stands out significantly within the context of the neighborhood, at 847 feet (258 m) in height, the next highest structure being the Manhattan Bridge at roughly 336 feet (102 m) in height.[3] The building topped out in September 2017 and was complete by August 2019.[4][5] A 13-story affordable housing component is located separately on-site.[6]
Flood plain construction
One Manhattan Square was constructed well within the 100-year flood plain on a block that was flooded by Hurricane Sandy.[7][8] However, Extell did not respond to City & State New York questions about what, if any, flood mitigation steps were taken during its development and construction.[7]
Sales and incentives
Sales began in November 2016, with closings from February 2019.[9] After eight and a half years of sales the building was just 69% sold as of April 2025.[9] As a financial incentive, by May 2023 the building had begun paying 2% of buyers' mortgage rates for three years, an incentive worth as much as $250,000 or more off the face value of sales prices.[10]
Controversies
The neighborhood's residents immediately reacted to the closing of the old Pathmark supermarket, claiming that gentrification would prevent them from being able to buy affordable groceries. Once the Pathmark closed, other markets in the neighborhood became more expensive.[11]
Other residents of the area opposed the project because the tower would be out of context with the rest of the vicinity. Its design has also been compared to a cheese grater.[12] Extell Development Company initially proposed a tower of 800 feet and 68 stories at the site in 2014,[13] temporarily reduced to 700 feet and 56 stories, but ended up building it to 847 feet and 80 stories at completion. There were concerns over the transit infrastructure not being able to support such a development.[11]
Additionally, several dozen area residents organized into a protest in April 2015 claiming the project made unequal the future residents of the affordable housing portion and those residing in the luxury tower. Some claimed the separate affordable building, restricted to a 13-story structure, acted as a "poor door" for the overall development.[14]
References
- ^ "One Manhattan Square". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ Litvak, Ed (May 29, 2014). "Photos: Cherry Street Pathmark Demolition". The Lo-Down. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Perler, Elie (April 2, 2015). "Extell Planning to Reduce Height of 250 South Street Tower to 56 Stories". Bowery Boogie. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Plitt, Amy (September 29, 2017). "Extell's One Manhattan Square tops out on the Lower East Side". Curbed NY. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "Report: 121 Closings at One Manhattan Square in 2019 So Far". The Lo-Down. August 21, 2019.
- ^ Litvak, Ed (June 12, 2014). "Extell Reveals Plans For 205-Unit Affordable Tower on Former Pathmark Site". The Lo-Down. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b McDonough, Annie (April 22, 2019). "Can New York City's flood protection developments weather a storm?". City & State New York. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Sandy Inundation Zone". New York City Open Data. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "One Manhattan Square". Marketproof. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ Vora, Shivani (May 12, 2023). "Lavish gifts sweeten home sales amid high interest rates". New York Post. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ a b Conduah, Panyin (February 25, 2015). "Clash Over Tower in Two Bridges". Straus News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Lampen, Claire (April 11, 2019). "Where Isn't This Shiny Giant Cheese-Grater Tower?". Gothamist.
- ^ Fedak, Nikolai (April 28, 2014). "Permits Filed: 250 South Street". New York YIMBY. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ McCarthy, Hannah (April 28, 2015). "Protesters Voice Outrage Over Extell's 'Building From Hell,' Coming to the LES". Bedford + Bowery. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
External links
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