Essex Crossing site 5, June 2015.
Here’s the latest update from Essex Crossing, the large residential and commercial project just breaking ground in the Former Seward Park urban renewal area.
The project manager, Isaac Henderson, provided a regular progress report for Community Board 3’s land use committee earlier this week. The first phase of construction covers sites 1,2, 5 and 6 (see map). Crews are working on clearing away the rubble from the old Broome Street firehouse on Site 5. Some preliminary foundation work will occur in the next couple of weeks for a building that will include 211 apartments and commercial space. Two tenements on the site, 400-402 Grand St., will likely be demolished starting in July.