F. spotted a lot of construction action at the former City Hall restaurant (his photo below) at 131 Duane. (It seems like yesterday, but the restaurant closed four years ago.) A quick search at the DOB says the building is adding a sixth floor, and a “vertical enlargement and interior renovation to existing residential and commercial space.” The addition will add 3000 square feet. When I last checked with CB1 in October, there was nothing filed for the commercial space.

The building has 12 units and permits say it is landmarked, but I am a bit confused there, since it does not appear on the city’s landmark map (its neighbor does — the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association Building at 305 Broadway, or 99 Duane). UPDATE: James corrected me: the building is in the landmark district. I was a block off.