I was walking on Canal Street when I noticed that the funny little lot (219 Hudson) at the northwest corner of Canal and Hudson has plywood fencing around part of it. The permits posted are for the construction of a wooden fence, with no indication why such a fence would be necessary. Since that hideous electronic billboard is also dead, I assumed the lot is set to be developed as soon as soon as the building behind it is completed. That building, 2 Renwick, was to be two hotels, one with an entrance on Hudson and one on Renwick (one nice, one not).

Or so I thought. Or so was the plan? In July, a Department of Buildings permit was filed to add a story—from 10 to 11—to the building known by the DOB as 503 Canal (and as 2 Renwick to the developers). As for neighboring 219 Hudson—the triangle—the DOB website had no permits besides the one for the fence.

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