In a nonshocker, crews will soon begin tearing down the 186-year-old building. Both Jeremiah and the Local East Village posted the letter from developer Arun Bhatia (via an attorney) to council member Rosie Mendez about his final decision on the fate of the historic building:
"Unfortunately, it was concluded that it would not be feasible to develop the site with the building or any significant portion of it remaining."
Meanwhile, the developer will be making a financial contribution to the Landmarks Conservancy to help document the histories of Federal buildings such as 35 Cooper Square for which "creation of an historic record is all that can be done," as Jeremiah reported.
Let the condo/hotel/dorm building begin!
Previously on EV Grieve:
35 Cooper Square, 'this much-beloved little building,' dies at age 186
All that's left to wonder is how high will the new dorm or luxury condo rise?
ReplyDeleteI deeply hope there is a particularly hot spot in hell reserved for that toad Arun Bhatia and all the members of that ineffectual waste of taxpayer dollars, the Landmarks "Preservation" Committee. Why are there no laws in place forbidding the destruction of such examples of American history by greedy cretins from other countries who have no thought of or care for that history, since it is not theirs? Isn't there some ancient temple this shithead could be ripping down in Lahore?
ReplyDeleteCue the start of a Rubik's Cube building.
ReplyDeleteNow the attention has to turn on what this plot might become...
ReplyDelete@Lisa - Bhatia is Indian. Lahore is in Pakistan.
ReplyDelete"Unfortunately..."
ReplyDeleteYeah, right.
@Anon 1:08, to racist, they all look alike. No time for your details.
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