80 Essex St./115 Delancey St.
A busy month is ahead for the developers of Essex Crossing, the large residential and commercial project coming to the former Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. Delancey Street Associates, the development consortium, is planning to break ground on the first four of nine parcels by the middle of next year.
In the next couple of weeks, we’re told, locals will begin seeing the first signs of activity around the former Essex Street Market building on the south side of Delancey St. A 12-foot-high fence will go up around the building, located at 80 Essex St./115 Delancey St. The lot, known as site 2, is the future home of a 24-foot tower that will include 195 apartments, a new Essex Street Market facility and a 14-screen Regal movie theater. Demolition of the 1940 market building will not disrupt access to the subway entry located on the west side of the building. Access to the stairwell will be maintained throughout demolition. A stretch of sidewalk along Broome Street, however, will be blocked. It will be necessary for pedestrians to use the south side of Broome Street when passing through the area. [