THE ASHTON IS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THEY’RE BUILDING ON EAST SIXTH STREET IN THE EAST VILLAGE. TODAY WAS THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. THE ASPINWALL HAVE SEVEN FLOORS WITH 186 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
This story first appeared in the December 6, 2004, issue of New York Magazine ... wrecked its wealth of rent-stabilized apartments—the East Village was an ideal refuge for any artist born ...