Partial Building Collapse, Evacuation at 48 North 1st Street
Yesterday Curbed reported that Kent Avenue had been shut down in response to a partial building collapse at 48 North 1st Street. Overnight we came into possession of a couple of photos from the scene (check out the other on the jump). Seems that the roof collapsed on two people in bed when workers at…
Yesterday Curbed reported that Kent Avenue had been shut down in response to a partial building collapse at 48 North 1st Street. Overnight we came into possession of a couple of photos from the scene (check out the other on the jump). Seems that the roof collapsed on two people in bed when workers at the seven-story development project next door at 50 North 1st Street were pouring concrete for a side wall; luckily, says Brooklyn 11211, no one was hurt. (When the collapse happened, according to Curbed, “Illegal immigrant workers took off running while Hasidic property owner hung out looking stressed.”) A partial vacate order has been issued for Number 48. Number 50 has bigger problems on its hands: It’s been slapped with a Stop Work Order for failing to protect the adjacent property and not sticking to filed plans. GMAP
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Return of The What, why are you so damn rude? I bought my condo 5+ years ago in a renovated building originally built in 1900. It was a bueatiful old building. A developer bought the building next to me and proceded to demolish (in an extremely unsafe manner) and begin in illegal underpinning process without prior consent or knowledge from the people he was digging under. You should get your facts right before making such assinine comments.
Return of The What, why are you so damn rude? I bought my condo 5+ years ago in a renovated building originally built in 1900. It was a bueatiful old building. A developer bought the building next to me and proceded to demolish (in an extremely unsafe manner) and begin in illegal underpinning process without prior consent or knowledge from the people he was digging under. You should get your facts right before making such assinine comments.
Apparently a lotta corruption in NYC construction/development/real estate/politics, from what I read, no????????
USG Sheetrock is US Gypsum Corp who, I believe, invented sheetrock and makes a quality product. They have been innovators with mold resistant sheetrock and other types.
Hey What…Where their money is going…
http://www.strictlynascar.com/races/usg_sheetrock_400.html
I completely agree with the What on this. I lived next to the Brooklyn Law Dormitory site- they collapsed a building and created a nightmare for all of the surrounding buildings because of their arrogant carelessness. And these were no small time developers- this was Urban Foundation, Brooklyn Law School and Frank gehry.
“Oh BTW Wait five years from now when your “investment” falls apart (Chinese sheetrock, shoddy construction, shitty pluming and cracking walls)!”
I totally agree with the What on this one.
The plumage will be especially bad. 🙂
“I can’t believe how much damage and heartache a cheapskate developer can cause. There is no oversight or enforcement by the DOB, they should be ashamed by their ineptitude. I hope no one here has to go through such an ordeal.”
Oh no guys! Plenty of Assheads cheered on “New Development” for the Retards! When all the new shinny Condos was going up there was no problems then???? The elite of this city saw a swarm of suckers to buy the new shinny turds because they was so “special”! Now you say the developers don’t care???? They never did!!!!! Oh BTW Wait five years from now when your “investment” falls apart (Chinese sheetrock, shoddy construction, shitty pluming and cracking walls)!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…