247 Cherry

{{short description|Proposed residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}

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|status = Proposed

|roof = {{convert|309|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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|floor_count = 79

|start_date = 2024

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|architect = SHoP Architects

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247 Cherry is a 79-story residential building under development on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed by SHoP Architects, and is being developed by JDS Development Group.{{cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/2016/4/27/11520138/jds-lower-east-side-tower-247-cherry|title=JDS Unveils Plans For a Gigantic 77-Story Lower East Side Tower|last=Rosenberg|first=Zoe|date=April 27, 2016|publisher=Curbed|access-date=June 30, 2016}} Renderings for the building were first released in April 2016. The building will be adjacent to One Manhattan Square.{{cite web|url=http://www.boweryboogie.com/2016/06/behemoth-backside-proposed-cherry-street-tower-reach-1000-feet/|title=Behemoth on the Backside: Proposed Cherry Street Tower to Reach 1000 Feet|last=Staff|date=June 29, 2016|publisher=Bowery Boogie|access-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723094008/https://boweryboogie.com/2016/06/behemoth-backside-proposed-cherry-street-tower-reach-1000-feet/|archive-date=July 23, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/2016/6/29/12058960/jds-lower-east-side-shop-tower-supertall|title=JDS's 77-Story Lower East Side Tower May Reach Supertall Status|last=Warerkar|first=Tanay|date=June 29, 2016|publisher=Curbed|access-date=June 30, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ackermandevelopment.com/cherry-st/|title=247 CHERRY STREET|publisher=ackermandevelopment.com|access-date=November 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/247-cherry-street/24875|title=247 Cherry Street|publisher=ctbuh.org|access-date=November 26, 2018}}{{cite web|last=Brenzel|first=Kathryn|date=January 18, 2018|url=https://therealdeal.com/2018/01/18/a-developers-nightmare-officials-move-to-stall-towers-planned-for-two-bridges/|title=Officials move to stall towers planned for Two Bridges|publisher=therealdeal.com|access-date=November 26, 2018}} 247 Cherry will be developed in conjunction with two other nearby skyscrapers: 269 South Street and 259 Clinton Street.

Development of the building was halted in July 2016 due to a lawsuit pertaining to a site adjacent the structure.{{cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/2016/7/6/12109968/jds-lower-east-side-skyscraper-lawsuit|title=JDS's LES Skyscraper Halted Pending Lawsuit Over Adjacent Site|last=Warerkar|first=Tanay|date=July 6, 2016|publisher=Curbed|access-date=July 15, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/2016/8/5/12390444/jds-development-lower-east-side-skyscraper-lawsuit|title=JDS’s Lower East Side skyscraper hit with a lawsuit over adjacent site|last=Plitt|first=Amy|date=August 5, 2016|publisher=Curbed|access-date=August 5, 2016}} In July 2018, the developers released a new plan that would also contain several improvements to the surrounding area, including a new entrance to the New York City Subway's East Broadway station, connections between Clinton Street and the East River, renovations of nearby playgrounds, and flood-resistance upgrades.{{cite web | last=Warerkar | first=Tanay | title=Two Bridges skyscrapers to begin public review as locals, pols call for more time | website=Curbed NY | date=June 25, 2018 | url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/25/17500744/two-bridges-environmental-impact-skyscrapers-lower-east-side | access-date=December 18, 2018}} The city's Planning Commission also scheduled a vote on the project.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/11/24/famous-view-of-empire-state-building-could-soon-be-ruined/|title=Famous view of Empire State Building could soon be ruined|last=Klein|first=Melissa|publisher=nypost.com|date=November 24, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2018}} Although politicians and grassroots organizations opposed the project, the City Planning Commission approved it in December 2018.{{cite web | last=Solomont |first=E.B. | title=City Planning approves controversial trio of resi towers in Two Bridges | website=The Real Deal New York | date=December 5, 2018 | url=https://therealdeal.com/2018/12/05/city-planning-approves-controversial-trio-of-resi-towers-in-two-bridges/ | access-date=December 18, 2018}} The developments were temporarily blocked by a New 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 the New York Court of Appeals in April 2021.{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Jarrett|title=A Second Ruling Against City's Approval of Two Bridges Skyscrapers|url=https://citylimits.org/2020/02/25/a-second-ruling-against-citys-approval-of-two-bridges-skyscrapers/|date=2020-02-25|website=City Limits|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-24}}Devin Gannon. "[https://www.6sqft.com/massive-four-tower-project-in-two-bridges-can-move-forward/ Massive Two Bridges projects can move forward without City Council approval]". 6sqft, August 27, 2020. Accessed April 17, 2025.Vanessa Londono. "[https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/04/nimby-lawsuits-fail-against-two-bridges-supertalls-on-manhattans-lower-east-side.html NIMBY Lawsuits Fail Against Two Bridges Supertalls, On Manhattan’s Lower East Side]". New York YIMBY, April 2, 2021. Accessed April 17, 2025.