Monday, August 4, 2014

This block of East 14th Street is about half of what it used to be (for now)

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The demolition of the one-level row of buildings along East 14th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B is complete.


[From Friday]

From east to west, workers took out the former ABC Animal Hospital, Petland, Bargain Express, Rite Aid, Blarney Cove, Rainbow, the beauty shop, Jackson Hewitt, Pete's-a-Place and Stuyvesant Grocery.



No. 520 is all that remains between the pits. (The Dunkin Donuts is moving down the street, though.)



Speaking of the pits…


[From Friday]





Anyway, you can go take a look yourself through a blogger portal. Don't cost nothing.



Many of the businesses here either relocated or closed to make way for two, 7-floor retail-residential buildings. Gary Barnett of Extell Development grabbed up eight parcels in a 99-year lease worth $35.14 million.

The building plans are still awaiting the city's approval.

Previously on EV Grieve:
New 7-floor buildings for East 14th Street include 150 residential units

Unless marked, the photos are from Saturday
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 4, 2014 at 1:20 PM

    Do they expect to get the approvals they seek? Could this end up being a pit for years? It sucks that all those businesses are gone. Is the city going to give them whatever they want like Bloomberg did?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 4, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Fill that hole with Stuy Dorm!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 4, 2014 at 3:22 PM

    I get agoraphobia when I walk by it....Too much open space...agoraphobia...

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  4. i.reneAugust 4, 2014 at 4:51 PM

    sure sucks to be living on the 13th st side. massive dust. construction starts promptly at 7:05am every morning.

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