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Dorms to replace 185-year-old EV home

From left: Arun Bhatia and 35 Cooper Square (credit: PropertyShark)
From left: Arun Bhatia and 35 Cooper Square (credit: PropertyShark)

Developer Arun Bhatia intends to build a 43-room dormitory where last year he demolished a historic townhouse, according to Department of Buildings filings cited by EV Grieve. The plans call for a nine-story, 35,000-square-foot structure with a ground-floor retail space at 35 Cooper Square, on the corner of East 6th Street.

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However, there is no word yet on who the dorm would serve. EV Grieve speculated either NYU or Cooper Union.

Bhatia purchased the property, which was a three-story site rowhouse built in 1825, for $8.5 million in late 2010. As previously reported, Bhatia’s decision to demolish the property sparked some controversy in the neighborhood, leading the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors to spearhead an anti-destruction campaign. However, as previously reported, Bhatia did make an effort to work with neighborhood preservationists. [EV Grieve] — Zachary Kussin