Medieval frog-gargoyle thing is gone. And we're doomed. DOOMED! (MORE DOOMED?)

When demolition commenced at 9-17 Second Ave. in December 2011, Goggla spotted the following on the plywood not to far away from the former Mars Bar...

Per Goggla: "I like to think it's warding away evil spirits..."

Indeed.

But, unfortunately, we recently noticed that this, this thing was gone.



Stolen? Removed by a worker? Eaten? We'll never know.



Evil spirits, be kind...

Here's Jupiter 21, now in orbit around Second Avenue and East First Street

This past week the remaining scaffolding and construction netting came down at Jupiter 21, the apartment-retail complex at Second Avenue and East First Street... so now you have a really good idea of what it looks like, save the street-level plywood...





Per the J21 press materials:

The building will ultimately have 65 units: 13 affordable condos, 52 market-rate studio through two-bedroom rentals, and two commercial condos. Nine of those affordable condos "have been reserved for the tenants of the original buildings displaced by the new construction" ...

And a look behind the plywood... where there will be a fucking bank ... and maybe a Mars Bar 2.0?



Anyway, here is the rendering. How did they do?

Previously on EV Grieve:

Bendy thing back in action on Second Avenue!

Oh, it has been so long since we've seen that concrete pump bendy thing at work over in the former 9-17 Second Ave. Anyway, Bendy is Back!

And he or she brought his or her cement truck friends along...

Coming soon. A 12-story apartment building. Previously.

Photos by Bobby Williams.

11-17 Second Avenue is starting to rise from the bowels of the Mars Bar

Early last evening. Before you know it, a 12-story apartment building will be here. And then?

Bonus photos from yesterday of the bendy thing...

Bendy photos by Bobby Williams.