East Village funeral parlor reborn as high-end rentals

Longtime home of Sigmund Schwartz Gramercy Park Chapel to also include retail space

152-154 Second Avenue and the funeral home site in the 1940s (Credit: Vanishing New York)
152-154 Second Avenue and the funeral home site in the 1940s (Credit: Vanishing New York)

Construction at the former site of an East Village funeral home has wrapped up and will soon give rise to high-end rental units and retail in its three additional floors.

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The property between East 9th and East 10th streets housed the Sigmund Schwartz Gramercy Park Chapel for years.

Icon Realty Management is handling leasing. The retail space covers 4,591 square foot on the ground floor and 3,371 square feet on the basement. [EV Grieve]Mark Maurer