Everything you need to know about the multi-tower megadevelopment coming to the Lower East Side waterfront.
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Two Bridges waterfront skyscrapers: News and updates
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August 2, 2019
A judge blocked three towers planned for Two Bridges. Now what?
Neighborhood advocates struck a critical hit to the towers in a David and Goliath battle that is far from over
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August 2, 2019
Contested Two Bridges towers must go through city land use review process: judge
A state Supreme Court judge says the City Planning Commission "simply erred" in approving three major Lower East Side skyscrapers
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July 18, 2019
Court strikes blow to proposed Two Bridges supertall
The ruling could be a major hurdle for the 100-story tower
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June 7, 2019
Inside the legal fight for Two Bridges towers
Opponents struck a blow to the skyscrapers in court Wednesday
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March 22, 2019
Two Bridges towers hit with lawsuit from community groups
One of the towers has 324 feet worth of controversial mechanical void space, says the suit
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January 25, 2019
Two Bridges towers under fire over undisclosed deed restriction
"This is precisely the type of unchecked executive action that ULURP was designed to prevent," says a lawsuit
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December 8, 2018
City Council, Borough Pres sue City Planning over Two Bridges towers
In addition, a handful of community groups have begun pursuing a rezoning of the area.
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December 6, 2018
Two Bridges skyscrapers get City Planning approval
Three new buildings have cleared a major hurdle on their path to rising
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October 17, 2018
Locals denounce Two Bridges towers at City Planning hearing
Dozens of residents spoke in opposition to an environmental review which they said ignored critical impacts on the community
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June 25, 2018
Two Bridges skyscrapers to begin public review as locals, pols call for more time
The City Planning Commission is expected to certify the projects today, entering them into a two-month public review
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December 6, 2017
City pols propose bill to slow the rise of Two Bridges skyscrapers
The three proposed towers on the Lower East Side waterfront may be subject to increased public scrutiny.
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October 19, 2017
Two Bridges rezoning proposal makes strides with Lower East Side community board
Community Board 3’s land use subcommittee voted in favor of a community-backed rezoning proposal.
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August 25, 2017
Proposed bill seeks greater power for pols in stopping large development
The bill is targeting three waterfront developments poised to rise in Two Bridges.
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August 16, 2017
Two Bridges residents rally for full review of waterfront skyscrapers
At a rally on Tuesday, neighborhood residents and pols continued to advocate for a ULURP at the site of three proposed developments to rise over 700 feet.
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May 26, 2017
Lower East Side community deliberates impacts of proposed waterfront towers
Council member Margaret Chin spoke out vehemently against the developments.
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April 20, 2017
Lower East Side waterfront towers’ community impacts weighed
A community board subcommittee gets to the nitty-gritty of how these developments will affect their neighborhood.
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April 11, 2017
Lower East Side skyscraper hearing delayed after community pushback
Pols and community members have been rallying to push the hearing back practically since the projects were announced.
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March 2, 2017
Extell's Lower East Side condo hits a sales milestone
Four months after launching sales, Extell announced that the building reached its first sales milestone: 100 contracts have been signed, including one for a sleek $13 million duplex penthouse.
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February 6, 2017
Lower East Side waterfront developers won’t delay skyscrapers
Responding to community requests, the developers of three waterfront skyscraper projects say they won’t push off a scoping meeting.
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February 3, 2017
Lawsuit to stop JDS’s Lower East Side skyscraper is dismissed
Little Cherry LLC alleged that it was cheated out of the development site, but an appellate court found on Tuesday that the group’s loss of control over the land is their own doing.
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January 20, 2017
Two Bridges residents want to delay spate of waterfront skyscrapers
Community members and the developers poised to build four skyscrapers along its waterfront met again to discuss community concerns over the new development. Neighborhood residents came with one major request: slow the approvals timeline down.
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December 16, 2016
Two Bridges residents voice anxieties over spate of new skyscrapers
Developers JDS, L+M Development Partners and CIM Group, and Starrett met with the community to explain their vision and elicit feedback for three 700-foot-plus waterfront developments planned for the neighborhood.
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December 13, 2016
This 724-foot tower is the latest addition to the LES’s burgeoning skyscraper district
Yet another enormous skyscraper is coming to Two Bridges, this time courtesy Starrett Corporation. Its 724-foot building will have more than 600 apartments.
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December 2, 2016
Two more 700-foot towers coming to Lower East Side waterfront
L+M Development Partners and CIM Group have revealed preliminary plans for two 60-plus-story towers along the Two Bridges waterfront on the Lower East Side.
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August 5, 2016
JDS’s LES skyscraper hit with a lawsuit over adjacent site
Bad news for JDS Development: A month after progress on the firm’s Lower East Side skyscraper was halted due to a lawsuit over an adjacent site, it’s been hit with a lawsuit of its own over the same parcel of land.