Partial Collapse at 212 Ralph Avenue
A loyal reader snapped this photo of 212 Ralph Avenue yesterday along with the news that the corner building had suffered a partial collapse. The tipster described a “bulging crumbling hole in the side of the second story facing Ralph Avenue.” The building does not fall within the existing Stuyvesant Heights Historic District but does…
A loyal reader snapped this photo of 212 Ralph Avenue yesterday along with the news that the corner building had suffered a partial collapse. The tipster described a “bulging crumbling hole in the side of the second story facing Ralph Avenue.” The building does not fall within the existing Stuyvesant Heights Historic District but does fall within an expanded area currently under review by LPC. GMAP
The scaffolding has been there for about 2-3 weeks now, and the collapse happened about 4 days ago. That means they were probably about to start repairs. Or, it means that this was a botched repair job. The real crime is that my favorite bodega (along with all the other businesses on that block) is closed!
Any idea what help, if any, business owners would get in this case?
3rd story. The market is literally collapsing!
***Bid half off peak comps***
expect more collapses due to the unrelenting rain.
Apparently both murder AND collapses up in Brooklyn these days, going by today’s news.
Dave, the two worst enemies of old building:
water and neglect.
Yes, ML, only water could have done that I suppose.
Lots of sad landmarked (or almost) building news today 🙁
a discrete panel of untied-back face brick gets jostled and pushed out a little at a time by water and ice and eventually gets unstuck and falls. It is a dangerous condition. Old buildings need care. The owner needs to get the facade inspected, stop the water penetration, tuck-point the mortar joints, and rebuild the small section that failed.
Can’t picture how something that isolated to that small section really happens!!!!