When he posted this picture from Bedford and North 4th Street in the Brooklyn Record photo pool on Flickr, A Test of Will asked, “Why do they bother preserving those flimsy skinny walls instead of just flattening the whole thing?” We recall a recent comment (in reference to some South Slope development, we believe) to the effect that it’s much easier for a developer to leave up a single wall like this and get a permit to modify the existing structure than it is to get a new construction permit. Then he just tears down the old wall when he’s done. We got that right? (And, by the way, there is now a Brownstoner photo pool as well.)
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