Nearly two years after the multi-purpose building at 70 Mulberry St. in Chinatown went up in flames in January 2020, the city is nearly doubling its investment to rebuild the structure and tack on two floors at the top.
The investment, which Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, doubles down on a commitment of about $80 million to restore the structure, made not long after a five-alarm inferno engulfed it.