LES Building With 'Adult Treehouse' Will Include One Of The Largest Private Parks In Manhattan

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — New details about the "adult treehouse" apartment building coming to the Lower East Side show that the extensive green space that will be incorporated into the building's design will make it one of the largest private parks in Manhattan.

One Manhattan Square, the in-progress condominium building that's currently being constructed on the Lower East Side, will have about 45,000 square feet of green and outdoor space, a building spokeswoman confirmed to Patch. The Wall Street Journal reports that the innovative green space that's being incorporated into the high-rise will make the total parkland one of the biggest private parks in Manhattan. Combined, the building's green space will be the equivalent of about 60 percent of Gramercy Park, Manhattan's most famous private park. Among the different outdoor spaces are: "relaxation" lawns, fire pits, a kid's playground, a dog run, a tea pavilion, a putting green, and an outdoor kitchen and dining space, among others, according the building's website.

Almost all of this space will be private and reserved for residents of the 252 South St. high-rise, where the cheapest one bedroom the building currently has to offer will cost you $1.2 million. Residents of the neighboring building at 229 Cherry St. will be able to access the 13th floor rooftop, according to the spokeswoman. Both buildings are being developed by Extell Development. The Cherry Street building is meant to be One Manhattan Square's affordable miniature.

The swanky new high-rise is replacing a former Pathmark grocery story. The luxury building has frustrated many long-time residents of the Two Bridges area, who have pointed to it and other developments as likely to accelerated the already rapid gentrification of the area. Another major ongoing development site on the Lower East Side is Essex Crossing, a campus that spans multiple blocks and promises new retail and residential space as well as a new healthcare facility.

In April, city comptroller Scott Stringer released neighborhood analyses of gentrifying neighborhoods throughout the city. Between 2000 and 2015, the number of area residents with an income of $75,000 or more doubled, and the number of lower-income residents decreased by 24 percent, according to Stringer's analysis.

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All renderings courtesy of One Manhattan Square.