Chinatown hotel and condo plans filed
July 06, 2009 03:30PM By Adam Pincus
Poon designed 52 Watts (left) and 86-100 Canal Street
The city is reviewing plans for a 27-story hotel and condominium tower designed by architect Peter Poon to be built at 50 Bowery in Chinatown across from the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge.
The owner, Alexander Chu and his Bowery Holding, filed plans June 29 for the parcel that extends from Bowery through to Elizabeth Street, just south of Canal Street, the Department of Buildings Web site shows.
Chu, son of well-known Chinatown landlord Joseph Chu, is chairman of Eastbank NA, a local bank based at 183 Centre Street.
Peter Poon Architects has designed several projects in New York City, including 52 Watts and 86-100 Canal Street.
The DOB filing proposes a 173,026-square-foot building with just under 100,000 square feet for the hotel and about 68,657 square feet for the residential component. There would be a total of 63 dwelling units, the plans indicate.
The project includes 6,824 square feet of community facility space as well, the DOB site showed.
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johnson liu
get ready for another monstrosity of a building in chinatown. did anyone ever find out about the building which burned on east broadway and was mysteriously torn down the next day? (also the two buildings next to it were recommended to be torn down, and a week later the gas station across the street moved??) did anyone ever suspect arson?
Comment #1 Posted By: johnson liu 07/08/09
Anonymous
Without protective zoning and greater vigilance, Chinatown is doomed to become a land of cheap construction, no personality, hi-rises. Has anyone seen the glass and metal 'sore thumb' structure on Mulberry St opposite Columbus Park? Or two ugly new hi-rises at East Broadway and Pike? And, it's usually our own community's businesspeople destroying the neighborhood's history and character. And, what do they care? They don't even live here. They all have fancy homes in the 'burbs.
Comment #2 Posted By: Anonymous 07/09/09
Anonymous
This type of building will eventually destroy Chinatown and the Bowery. It needs to be stopped. Neighborhood groups need to pull together and oppose City Planning and our Mayor. People who LIVE here do not want this. We need protective zoning now and the city itself needs to value its residents. We live here and we pay taxes. PEOPLE build neighborhoods that make this city attractive. Development of this kind destroys the very neighborhood that attracted people in the first place.
Comment #3 Posted By: Anonymous 07/09/09
Tristram
Chinatown is an amalgam of many types of good and bad buildings. These new ones fit right in. Added density is good for areas well served by transit. I like these buildings that other posters are railing against. Nobody is suggesting a Chinatown historic district, although of course there's a huge amount of history here. But it won't be swept away, just enhanced, by these newcomers.
Comment #4 Posted By: Tristram 07/13/09
Anonymous
Why is it so bad for businesses to invest in neighborhoods like Chinatown? In the past these used to be the worse neighborhoods, as evidenced by the number of jails in the area. Would it be so wrong that these new buildings would actually improve the area by bringing in tourists and attracting other businesses? Did improving Union Square hurt anyone? Did improving Times Square hurt any one?
Comment #5 Posted By: Anonymous 08/24/09