New construction in Lower East Side

Since March 2021, builders in Lower East Side have filed applications for 11 apartment buildings, 2 other new buildings and 4 major renovations, adding 2,397 units. 7 of the 13 new buildings have been approved so far, and 2 more have permits for early work. The latest was filed on Jun 22, 2026.

Units
2,397
Apartment buildings
11
Houses
0
Major renovations
4
Tallest
94 stories
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20263 filings

20252 filings

20243 filings

20231 filing

20222 filings

20216 filings

Nearby neighborhoods

  • Chinatown 151 units · 12 projects 0.4 mi west
  • Little Italy 21 units · 4 projects 0.4 mi northwest
  • Seaport 1,541 units · 6 projects 0.8 mi southwest
  • Alphabet City 819 units · 8 projects 0.9 mi northeast
  • Civic Center 92 units · 4 projects 0.9 mi west
  • SoHo 655 units · 19 projects 0.9 mi northwest
  • Dumbo 454 units · 4 projects 0.9 mi southeast
  • Tribeca 58 units · 7 projects 1 mi west

How Lower East Side ranks

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