Some more future real estate plans from the W 50s. A building along 9^th Ave between 54^th & 55^th is planning to grow an extra two stories, along with expanding the retail space at street-​level.

The building in question:

And what you can look forward to looming over you as you walk past:

Just picture a bulge on top of the row of buildings here:

According to the very-​minimal plans, the new building will be 60ft high – 17 more than now – and the upgrades will set the developers back $735,000. The entire 104-​year-​old building sold at the end of 2011 for $2.675 million, and I guess now it’s time to turn a profit.

The seafood store downstairs has been closed for a while, and surely this development will mean the end of its much-​loved signage. The march of progress…