New construction in Alphabet City
Since March 2021, builders in Alphabet City have filed applications for 5 apartment buildings, 1 house and 2 major renovations, adding 819 units. 2 of the 6 new buildings have been approved so far. The latest was filed on Oct 21, 2026.
- Units
- 819
- Apartment buildings
- 5
- Houses
- 1
- Major renovations
- 2
- Tallest
- 21 stories
Largest projects
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280 East Houston Street 158 units 13 stories · filed Dec 23, 2021 Photo via New York YIMBY: The Houston Nears Completion at 280 East Houston Street in Manhattan’s East Village
In the news
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The Houston Nears Completion at 280 East Houston Street in Manhattan’s East Village New York YIMBY · Jun 27, 2025
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280 East Houston Street Tops Out In Manhattan’s East Village New York YIMBY · May 11, 2024
All filings
20261 filing
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House 3 units 6 stories
20254 filings
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Apartment building 220 units 21 stories
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Apartment building 350 units 21 stories
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Apartment building 10 units 7 stories
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Conversion 8 units added 4 stories
20241 filing
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Conversion 6 units added 6 stories
20221 filing
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Apartment building 64 units 9 stories
20211 filing
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Apartment building 158 units 13 stories
Nearby neighborhoods
- East Village 49 units · 4 projects 0.5 mi northwest
- Kips Bay 287 units · 6 projects 0.7 mi north
- Little Italy 21 units · 4 projects 0.8 mi west
- Lower East Side 2,397 units · 17 projects 0.9 mi southwest
- Greenwich Village 406 units · 16 projects 0.9 mi northwest
- Gramercy 309 units · 8 projects 1 mi north
- Chinatown 151 units · 12 projects 1 mi southwest
- Flatiron 125 units · 3 projects 1 mi northwest
How Alphabet City ranks
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Manhattan neighborhoods 17th of 30 for units
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New York City neighborhoods 68th of 210 for units
New-building and major-renovation filings with three or more units, three or more stories, or 5,000 square feet of work, from the Department of Buildings’ DOB NOW records on NYC Open Data. Neighborhoods follow the Department of Finance’s neighborhood for each tax block. Methodology