Plans have been filed with the Landmarks Preservation Commission to build a one-story commercial building on the trapezoid-shaped parking lot that is 74 Hudson — on the corner at Worth. Community Board 1 will hear the details tonight at its Landmarks Committee meeting; I will catch up to it tomorrow on YouTube.

The site has not changed hands since 1985, when it was purchased for $300,000, so this is a lease. And it is firmly in the Tribeca West Historic District, so that is why it has to be reviewed by Landmarks even though it is just one story.

Way back in 2019, the site was listed as a proposal: a one-story glass box with a lower level and mezzanine, totaling 18,000 square feet. Each floor in that concept had 16’ ceilings. The listing then called it a “dramatic landmark-approved glass-box new construction,” with a rooftop available for the tenants use or to bust through for skylights. They were thinking then it would work for fashion, design or restaurant tenants. Clearly that plan never happened, so this must be the second effort to permit the site.

Seems like a good trade for a parking lot, unless of course you park your car there.

The meeting will be in the Community Board conference room at 1 Centre Street, 2202A-North, but you can watch it live on WebEx here.