Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Workers remove 10 trees from long-empty 1st Avenue lot


[Last September]

A tipster told us last September that there were preliminary plans in place to clear out this long-emtpy lot at 89 First Ave. between East Fifth Street and East Sixth Street ahead of some kind of development. (The rumor was a 7-floor residential building that included affordable housing.)

Workers fulfilled those clearing-out plans yesterday, as this photo by EVG reader Michael Hirsch shows…



By Michael's count, workers took down 10 trees.

To date, there's nothing on file with the city for anything on this property.

The lot's owner, Florence Toledano, also owns the 2Bn2C sculpture garden on East Second Street.

Perhaps coincidentally (or not), someone recently cleaned up that space too…



Previously on EV Grieve:
Will this long-empty lot on 1st Avenue yield to affordable housing?

Previously outside 89 First Ave….


[Photo by Michael Hirsch]
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    NOOOOOOOOOOO! That beautiful lot of trees and its unique-looking gate were awesome!!):

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  2. AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    It always amazes me how may lots there are like this in Manhattan. These lots look like crap and are an eyesore and an embarassment. They all should be used for affordable housing.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    Total eyesore. Shame on her. At this point, anything would be better.

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