Friday, March 9, 2012

What it takes to build a six-floor mansion on a narrow East Village street

We're hearing from more and more residents complaining about the construction at 331 E. Sixth St. ... and the noise/congestion is only intensifying ... (Didn't help that film crews for the Coen Brothers were on the block for three days this week...)

Anyway, here's a quick look at the work taking place at the ol' Schwimming hole ...




The city has logged a few complaints at the future David Schwimmer home ... the most recent at the DOB is dated March 2, stating:

ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION WORK BEING DONE AT THIS LOCATION WITH EXPIRED PERMITS. WORKERS CAN SEEN ON-SITE BETWEEN 7AM-6PM. TONIGHT THEY WORKED UNTIL 8PM

Photos by Bobby Williams.

P.S.

Goggla notes that an old piece of the wrought-iron fence leftover from 331 E. Sixth St. is there for the taking...

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 9, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    If that fence is still there this afternoon, I'm gonna take it. Those wrought iron fences are worth money to people who actually care about restoring old buildings.

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  2. randallMarch 9, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Man. That's a beautiful piece of fence. I wish I was closer so I could come by and grab it. Such a shame it's being tossed aside. Schwimmer's a loser.

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  3. glammaMarch 9, 2012 at 10:52 AM

    Worst. Neighbor. Ever

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  4. Laura Goggin PhotographyMarch 9, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    I walked by this morning and the fence is gone. Workers were throwing things into a dumpster, so I really hope they didn't trash the fence - it was the only original piece left of #331.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 9, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    wtf is david schwimmer anyway?

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  6. LvVMarch 10, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    You know Schwimmer's never even going to move in after all this (100% deserved) bad publicity. He'll just flip this hellhole to some other rich idiot with no taste. All this destruction for nothing. Gah. I hate interlopers.

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