A reader informed us that construction is in full swing at 20 Jackson Place in the South Slope, the building damaged in last year’s hurricane. The house was apparently abandoned pre-natural disaster, and now, according to the DOB, it’s going to be three-story, five-unit building. “There was much speculation around here that the owner let the old property go to hell so that it would fall down and he could sell to developers. Is that what happened?” the reader asks. It doesn’t look like it: According to Property Shark, the property hasn’t traded since 2005. While neighbors are glad that the blight is disappearing, they might be a little annoyed at the developer’s people skills—the spray painted sign imploring neighbors not to park in front of the spot has been answered by a handwritten sign on plywood, warning the owner to tow cars at his own risk. “Get a permit if you want a No Parking Area,” the scrawl reads. “Work with the neighborhood and we will work with you.”
18-20 Jackson Place Collapses [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB