5th Avenue’s “This is Not a Toilet” building may finally be in its end days. The DOB’s given the structure’s owner the go ahead to put it out of its misery. (The city disapproved an initial filing to replace it.) Rat poison signs were recently posted on the building’s exterior, the typical prelude to the wrecking ball.
Slope Relic: Mysterious Dump on Fifth Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB