breathtaking
Not all created equally though. That’s a pretty good one right there.
The emergency demolition of the unused building on the NW corner of 22nd St and 7th Ave that burned down spectacularly in April is concluded. Just as the former building sat there unused for 27 straight years, this lot will probably sit there indefinitely, presumably with an additional lien on it. Too bad the lot can’t serve as a small temporary park in the meanwhile. It’s a rather small lot, so perhaps difficult to redevelop profitably?
Work continues to restore all the neighboring apartments that got smoked out.
It would be great if they could put the cornice back on the classic next door while they’re at it.
I wonder how much those cornices cost, I wouldn’t mind small portion of my tax money going to a subsidy fund to help restore cornices lol
I know many cornice are recreated in fibreglass or foam composites. Copper/zinc/lead cornice would obviously still be made in a traditional manner with sheet metal and wood frame. And a masonry cornice is a whole different thing.
I’m no expert but it would not surprise me if the installation cost (labor, scaffold, heavy equipment) far outweighs the actual material cost of the fabrication, though that’s true of many things in construction.
222 Broadway
This is insane! The “3 windowless bedroom” apartment is being marketed as “studio + 3 home office” due to legal restrictions on bedroom space without natural light. And it’s nearly $9,000! And fourth floor window onto narrow Fulton Street canyon - how much natural light can there be?
I really don’t get how this isn’t illegal
What’s shocking and depressing is they are going to find people willing to pay so much for something like that.