Tuesday, August 16, 2011

51 Astor Place now with fewer trees

As we noted yesterday afternoon, workers removed six or so trees from 51 Astor Place in preparation for the building's demolition....

Anyway, the ugly building is pretty well prepped now for the end... The demolition truck staging will take place on Third Avenue at Astor... where that arrow is pointing...



As reps for the developers told residents back in June, there will be roughly 40 days of abatement, to rid the place of fun things like vermin and asbestos. (That started on July 1.)

Then. A round of inspections before workers will commence with a 50-day-long "surgical demolition." So the actual demolition portion should commence sometime soon. As we reported, workers will encase the site, and use small machines to methodically remove floor by floor...

Previously.

P.S.

Here are three of the trees that came down yesterday...


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3 comments:

  1. Ken from Ken's KitchenAugust 16, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    This is interesting. It's about how/why neighborhoods gentrify and focuses on the EV/LES circa 1980s and mentions Skydell and Christadora Bldg. From a book called, "Variations on a theme park: the new American city and the end of public space" by Michael Sorkin.

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  2. JeremyAugust 16, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Ken - the link you posted doesn't work, sadly. Can you repost?

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  3. Ken from Ken's KitchenAugust 17, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Jeremy-Reposted link.

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