And yet another nice little old building vanishes, to be replaced by yet more crap.
January 13, 2015 at 9:43 AM
Ken from Ken's Kitchen said...
What a shame, that's a beautiful old building. I doubt that the W Village would be the valuable piece of history/real estate that it is if this kind of shit happened over there.
January 13, 2015 at 10:42 AM
Makeout said...
Just couldn't at least keep the shell huh? Shameful.
January 13, 2015 at 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...
New York City is all and only about making money and that rule of thumb applies to culture, historical buildings and institutions, art, music, literature, architecture, etc...
Friends from Europe recently commented on why NYC for all its wealth has some shit architecture, I explained because luxury is hidden inside while the rest of us get to see the mundane exterior only.
January 13, 2015 at 12:55 PM
Anonymous said...
How sad. I used to live there as a tenant. It is/was a pre-Civil War building.
This one is a real shame. But no changes in value of historic buildings mean that highest bidder gets to dictate perm change to a lovely historic block. Ergo crapfest.
January 16, 2015 at 9:11 AM
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[Photo from December by EVG reader Laura Zelasnic]
The vacant building has air rights, and the listing noted that "the buyer could keep the existing structure and add floor area. Alternatively, the buyer could demolish the existing and structure and build a new ground-up development."
Looks as if the new owners have opted for the demolition route.
There is a new permit pending for a 6-floor residential building here.
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Close this window Jump to comment formAnd yet another nice little old building vanishes, to be replaced by yet more crap.
January 13, 2015 at 9:43 AM
What a shame, that's a beautiful old building. I doubt that the W Village would be the valuable piece of history/real estate that it is if this kind of shit happened over there.
January 13, 2015 at 10:42 AM
Just couldn't at least keep the shell huh? Shameful.
January 13, 2015 at 11:37 AM
New York City is all and only about making money and that rule of thumb applies to culture, historical buildings and institutions, art, music, literature, architecture, etc...
Friends from Europe recently commented on why NYC for all its wealth has some shit architecture, I explained because luxury is hidden inside while the rest of us get to see the mundane exterior only.
January 13, 2015 at 12:55 PM
How sad. I used to live there as a tenant. It is/was a pre-Civil War building.
January 13, 2015 at 10:59 PM
That is a beautiful building.
January 13, 2015 at 11:06 PM
This one is a real shame. But no changes in value of historic buildings mean that highest bidder gets to dictate perm change to a lovely historic block. Ergo crapfest.
January 16, 2015 at 9:11 AM