Grand Street near Suffolk St.; Essex Crossing Site 5.
These days on the Lower East Side, it’s tough to walk anywhere without confronting barricades, dump trucks and scaffolding. A big reason why is Essex Crossing, one of the largest construction projects in the city. Last night, the developers, Community Board 3, the LES Business Improvement District and Grand Street Settlement held a meeting to field community concerns and to offer information about construction jobs.
Several representatives were on hand from Delancey Street Associates, the consortium building the 1.87 million square foot mixed-use project on the former Seward Park urban renewal site. Katie Archer, director of community relations, encouraged locals to sign up for regular e-blasts via the Essex Crossing website. People can also bring problems to the developers’ attention by emailing: info@essexcrossingnyc.com. CB3’s Susan Stetzer asked residents to use the board’s online complaint form for problems with no
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