Described as "the anti-Hudson Yards", the Essex Crossing project will bring in over 1,000 new residences, over 6350,000 square feet of retail & office space and 100,000 square feet of green space that will guarantee to enhance the culture and unique flavor of the Lower East Side.

The Market Line is an expansive, bazaar-like marketplace running three city blocks long. As part of the Essex Crossing, this 150,000 square feet retail project and its 15,000 square feet public park is the largest retail market in New York City and one of the largest in the world.

The Lowline will become the world's first underground park. A glass shield above the parabolic collects and reflects sunlight into the underground space. This technology would transmit the necessary wavelengths of light to support plants and trees to grow. This amazing indoor park is located under the eastbound roadway of Delancey St, in the former Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal adjacent to Essex Street.

Sara Delano Roosevelt Park is a 7.8-acre (32,000 m2) park stretches north-south along seven blocks between East Houston Street on the Lower East Side and Canal Street. The park offers playing surfaces for several sports, including a basketball court, roller skating rink and a soccer field.

The New Museum is a leading destination for new art and new ideas. It is Manhattan’s only dedicated contemporary art museum and is respected internationally for the adventurousness and global scope of its curatorial program. The building is designed by Tokyo-based architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/ SANAA, is a seven-story, eight-level structure located at 235 Bowery.