Though just a wee lass when we checked in on her last April, 185 Ocean Avenuewas already showing strong signs of having been hit with the ugly stick. Rising from the ruins of a charming freestanding house (demolished by a developer for its tantalizing FAR), the new structure, though only two of a planned eight stories at the time, was already being a bad neighbor with its aerial land grab over the driveway it shares with the neighbor. Yesterday, the local Prospect Lefferts blog PLOG served up a bunch of photos showing that the building has topped out and expressing concerns for the lack of safety measures on site: “Does this look safe to you? At one point the ladder a worker is standing on folds up sending him to the floor. Things are dropped off the roof on tiny ropes. A worker stands perilously close to the edge without any safety gear. This all while 25 mph freezing winds buffeted the structure.”
Ocean Avenue Hangover Continues to Rise [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: 185 Ocean Encroaching [Brownstoner]
185 Ocean Avenue Starts Back Up [Brownstoner]
185 Ocean Avenue Still Sucking Wind [Brownstoner] GMAP
Karma Is a Bitch: 185 Ocean Developer Sucking Wind [Brownstoner]
PLG House Razed, 8-Story Building Planned [Brownstoner]
Ocean’s 13: Landmarking Against a Ticking Time Bomb [Brownstoner]
PLG Shocker! 185 Ocean Closes 33% Above Ask [Brownstoner]
Photo from PLOG