McBrooklyn reports that workers at 100 Clark are saying the entire building will be coming down. Photo: mcbrooklyn
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BHA’s Judy: Landmarks Could Have Worked Harder to Save 100 Clark
The Brooklyn Eagle covers the tragedy at 100 Clark Street (aka 1 Monroe Place) and includes a quote from BHA Executive Director Judy Stanton. Clearly the finger pointing has begun in this saga:
Watching a Landmark Crumble
I met a woman who was three years old when the original owner of what was then a mansion died and the building was turned into apartments. She told me it was an SRO for many years, so notorious for fires that it had its own call box. It was built by a doctor, had […]
Brownstoner: Penson’s Marketing of 100 Clark May Show Reason for Neglect
The groundswell of rage over the “demolition by dereliction” of 100 Clark Street is growing. Brownstoner does their homework and reveals a few new facts including:
Penson to Brooklyn Heights: Drop Dead
The current owners of 100 Clark Street, the Penson Companies, cannot be completely blamed for the years of neglect that caused this weekend’s demolition of its top two floors. However this “demolition by dereliction” in a landmarked neighborhood is positively criminal and it happened on this company’s watch.
NY Post on 100 Clark Street Troubles
The New York Post reports today on the evacuation and condemnation of 100 Clark Street. The article says “an anonymous tipster” called 311 Saturday to alert them about the top two floors of the building protuding more than 13 inches over Clark Street:
Breaking News: 100 Clark Condemned
Update: Crews are working right now (1:34pm Sunday) on removing the top two floors of 100 Clark Street. The building was recently named by the BHA as one of several neglected buildings in Brooklyn Heights in danger of “demolition via dereliction.” More photos after the jump:
The Other BHA House Tour
Everyone who read the BHA Spring newsletter a couple of weeks ago was buzzing about the “abandoned house” article. Today, Brownstoner covers each of the decaying Heights Horrors and provides a little detail: Brownstoner: Dereliction of Duty: The “majestic brownstone” at 194 Columbia Heights, “vacant and padlocked for decades,” is owned by a psychiatrist with […]
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