Demolition Slated for 4th Ave's Church of the Redeemer
Plans are in motion to demolish the Church of the Redeemer, the Gothic Revival structure at 24 4th Avenue at Pacific Street. A tipster alerted us to an item on tonight’s Boerum Hill Association agenda saying that the building is in severe disrepair and will therefore be destroyed. A mixed-use building with a new church…
Plans are in motion to demolish the Church of the Redeemer, the Gothic Revival structure at 24 4th Avenue at Pacific Street. A tipster alerted us to an item on tonight’s Boerum Hill Association agenda saying that the building is in severe disrepair and will therefore be destroyed. A mixed-use building with a new church and residential units are planned to replace it. For some reason this building isn’t landmarked; you can read about the rich history of the 1866 structure in this BOTD post. If you are interested in hearing more details about what the BHA rightly calls a “tragic loss to our neighborhood,” the meeting is tonight at 7pm in the YWCA Community Room at 30 Third Avenue. GMAP
I met the priests of this church back in the 1980’s. They had no money then, and they lamented the fact that the place was crumbling even then, with little hope for a cash infusion to help. The BIGGEST problem the building faced was it was built before the 4th Ave. subway was built, and the poorly packed soil had been subsiding for 70 years at that point, leaving a side entrance hanging at an odd angle, and uneven floors all over the ground floor. Although parts of the upper building could be salvaged, the structure itself has an unstable foundation and was destined to collapse. It’s a real shame as the building has tons of charm and adds so much to the streetscape. I’m inclined to agree that whatever replaces it will only add to the “crapification”* of 4th Ave.
* Thanks mrshankly: that’s the perfect word!
I hope the residential is not going to be a halfway house.
It would be just like the city to allow an arena, lots of bars and a halfway house to be put all next to each other.
:C
I hope the residential is not going to be a halfway house.
It would be just like the city to allow an arena, lots of bars and a halfway house to be put all next to each other.
:C
That’s terrible news. Thank you for covering it.