Hush Street is tracking what’s being built in Manhattan’s East Village.
Development in the East Village is mostly infill on scattered sites rather than the result of a big rezoning: church lots, old garages, assembled walk-ups and city-owned parcels. The largest market-rate project is 50 Third Avenue, a 184-unit rental on a cleared six-building assemblage that is buying development rights from the landmarked St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery. The largest by unit count is on Avenue D, where Community Access has filed for two 21-story buildings with 570 apartments on the former St. Emeric church and school block.
Public land is moving too: the city has picked a community land trust team to build about 131 affordable homes on an NYPD parking lot on East 5th Street, and an air-rights sale from NYCHA’s Campos Plaza II is helping pay for that complex’s renovation. Several former churches are being turned into homes, and the long-contested old P.S. 64 is finally being restored.
Where DOB records and press reports disagree on heights or unit counts, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.
| Project | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 150 Third Avenue | Third Ave. at E. 10th–11th Sts. | Under Construction |
| 2Former St. Emeric Site (743 East 12th Street) | Avenue D at E. 12th–13th Sts. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 3The Aurea (324 East 5th Street) | E. 5th St., First–Second Aves. | Developer Selected |
| 4111-113 East 12th Street | E. 12th St., Third–Fourth Aves. | Demolition Approved; In Plan Review |
| 5Campos Plaza II Renovation | E. 13th–14th Sts. at Avenue C | Under Construction |
| 6The East (644 East 14th Street) | E. 14th St. at Avenue C | Completed (2026) |
| 7Former P.S. 64 / CHARAS (605 East 9th Street) | E. 9th St., Avenues B–C | Restoration Underway |
| 8Tompkins Square Park Pool & Courts | Avenue B at E. 10th St. | In Design |
| 9Middle Collegiate Church Site (112 Second Avenue) | Second Ave. at E. 7th St. | Interim Plan Under Review |
| 10121 East 7th Street | E. 7th St., First Ave.–Avenue A | Approved |
| 11256 East 4th Street | E. 4th St., Avenues B–C | Nearly Complete |
| 12220E9 (220 East 9th Street) | E. 9th St., Second–Third Aves. | Under Construction |
| 13101 East 9th Street | Fourth Ave. at E. 9th St. | Topped Out |
| 14746 East 5th Street | Avenue D at E. 5th St. | Approved; Unbuilt |
The Biggest Sites: Third Avenue, Avenue D & an NYPD Lot
Four sites account for most of the new homes planned in the neighborhood.
1
50 Third Avenue
Air Rights From St. Mark's Church
The site was assembled from six walk-ups, including the former home of New York Central Art Supply, that were demolished by January 2025. The extra height comes from about 27,000 square feet of development rights bought from St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, which will use the money for its restoration; the Landmarks Preservation Commission reviewed the church’s maintenance plan in July, YIMBY reported. Bisnow named Ironsand as the lender on the loan.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Oct. 2026); New York YIMBY (July 2026); Bisnow (Oct. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M01373185-I1 and M01373193-I1; ECB, BIN 1091923 (accessed Oct. 2026)
2
Former St. Emeric Site (743 East 12th Street)
The Neighborhood's Largest Housing Plan
The Archdiocese sold the site for $35 million in July 2024, EV Grieve reported. Coverage in 2024 described all 570 units as affordable, with up to 60% for homeless New Yorkers; a Crain’s report in February 2026 said it was not clear whether the filed project would include affordable housing, so Hush Street is not stating an affordable count.
Sources: EV Grieve (Feb. 2026); Crain's New York Business (Feb. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M01153465-I1, M01312755-I1 and M01471271-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
3
The Aurea (324 East 5th Street)
City Land for a Community Land Trust
HPD described it as the first award of city-owned land under the Mamdani administration, with a community land trust as a partner, YIMBY reported. City land sales normally go through public land-use review, which has not started.
Sources: NYC HPD (July 2026); NYC HPD (RFP page); New York YIMBY (July 2026)
4
111-113 East 12th Street
Two Walk-Ups Make Way
AG Paratus bought both buildings for $24 million from AMAC Holdings, Commercial Observer reported in June.
Sources: Commercial Observer (June 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M01439181-I1, M01397316-I1 and M01397321-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
Public Housing, a Landmark School & Tompkins Square
An air-rights sale that funds a NYCHA renovation, a new tower it made possible, the old P.S. 64 and the neighborhood’s central park.
5
Campos Plaza II Renovation
Funded Partly by an Air-Rights Sale
Part of the money came from NYCHA’s roughly $19.5 million sale of Campos Plaza II’s unused development rights in 2024 to Madison Realty Capital, which used them for The East next door, according to NYCHA.
Sources: NYCHA (Feb. 2026); New York YIMBY (Feb. 2026); NYC DOB NOW jobs M01164454-I1 and M01164309-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
6
The East (644 East 14th Street)
Alphabet City's Tallest New Building
The tower was built partly with the development rights bought from Campos Plaza II. During construction in 2023, tenants of the neighboring building at 642 East 14th Street were abruptly evacuated, 6sqft reported, citing The New York Times.
Sources: 6sqft; NYC DOB certificates of occupancy, BIN 1004945 (Oct. 2026); NYCHA (Feb. 2026)
7
Former P.S. 64 / CHARAS (605 East 9th Street)
The End of a 25-Year Fight
The building was sold at a 1998 city auction, and the CHARAS/El Bohio cultural center was evicted in 2001. The owner spent years trying and failing to build a dormitory before losing the building; ownership passed to the philanthropic entity in January 2024, The Village Sun reported. Hush Street describes the end use only as community use, since no program has been filed.
Sources: The Village Sun (Jan. 2024); NYC DOB NOW job M01337575-I1 (Sept. 2026); NYC Landmarks permits, block 392 lot 10 (2025-2026)
8
Tompkins Square Park Pool & Courts
A Fight Over the Pull-Up Bars
Gothamist reported nearly $10 million in funding from the mayor and governor; EV Grieve had earlier reported a $6.1 million award for the pool.
Sources: Gothamist (Oct. 2026); NYC Parks
Church Sites, a Garage & Small Condos
Much of the neighborhood’s new housing comes one small site at a time, often a former church or garage.
9
Middle Collegiate Church Site (112 Second Avenue)
After the Fire
The 1892 Gothic Revival church burned on Dec. 5, 2020, in a fire that spread from a neighboring building, and Landmarks approved removing its facade in 2023. No filing has been made for the permanent sanctuary.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Aug. 2026); NYC Landmarks, LPC-27-00094 (Aug. 2026)
10
121 East 7th Street
A Church Becomes Apartments
The building is in the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, so the design needed Landmarks approval, which YIMBY reported in March.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Mar. 2026); NYC Landmarks permit LPC-26-12573 (Aug. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M01173460-I1 (Oct. 2026)
11
256 East 4th Street
A Stop-Work Order, Since Resolved
DOB issued a full stop-work order in February 2025 for demolition work done without a permit; it has since been resolved, according to city records.
Sources: New York YIMBY (June 2026); NYC DOB NOW job M01011084-I1; ECB, BIN 1004615 (accessed Oct. 2026)
12
220E9 (220 East 9th Street)
From Closed Garage to Sold-Out Condos
DOB closed the garage in August 2023 over structural concerns after the Ann Street garage collapse, YIMBY reported. Realtor.com reported that all 18 units sold during construction.
Sources: New York YIMBY (Apr. 2025); Realtor.com; NYC DOB NOW job M01042621-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
13
101 East 9th Street
On the Fourth Avenue Edge
YIMBY places the corner in NoHo; DOB and the architect place it in the East Village. It sits on the boundary at Fourth Avenue.
Sources: BKSK Architects (Oct. 2026); New York YIMBY (May 2026)
14
746 East 5th Street
Approved, Then Quiet
More than two years after approval, the lot shows no construction permits, so Hush Street lists it as a possible stalled site to confirm.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job M00694696-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026); NYC PLUTO, BBL 1-00374-0031 (accessed Oct. 2026)
What We're Watching Next
The next milestones are DOB amending 50 Third Avenue’s filings to the larger plan, demolition at the St. Emeric block, land-use review for the Aurea and the start of work at Tompkins Square Park. Two small buildings, a 12-unit condo at 183 Avenue B and a seven-story rental at 88 East 2nd Street, were expected to finish this year but have no certificates of occupancy; city inspectors described the 88 East 2nd Street site as inactive in August.
Hush Street also tracks the Lower East Side, including East River Park’s flood-protection rebuild.
Header photo: East Village walk-ups, January 2025, by Kidfly182, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
