247 Cherry is a 79-story residential building under development on theLower East Side ofManhattan,New York City. The building was designed bySHoP Architects, and is being developed byJDS Development Group.[1] Renderings for the building were first released in April 2016. The building will be adjacent toOne Manhattan Square.[2][3][4][5][6] 247 Cherry will be developed in conjunction with two other nearby skyscrapers: 269 South Street and 259 Clinton Street.[6]
Development of the building was halted in July 2016 due to a lawsuit pertaining to a site adjacent the structure.[7][8] In July 2018, the developers released a new plan that would also contain several improvements to the surrounding area, including a new entrance to theNew York City Subway'sEast Broadway station, connections between Clinton Street and theEast River, renovations of nearby playgrounds, and flood-resistance upgrades.[9] The city's Planning Commission also scheduled a vote on the project.[10] Although politicians and grassroots organizations opposed the project, the City Planning Commission approved it in December 2018.[11] The developments were temporarily blocked by aNew York Supreme Court judge in late February 2020, but then unblocked by a full New York Supreme Court panel of judges in August 2020, and their decision in favor of the development was then upheld by theNew York Court of Appeals in April 2021.[12][13][14]
