Replacement for Collapsed Brownstone Will Blend With Neighbors in Carroll Gardens

The new townhouse that is being built to replace the one that collapsed in July 2012 at 241 Carroll Street will be made of brownstone. “The new building will have a brownstone facade, a full stoop, and will blend in with the rest of the block,” developer Gino Vitale told the Brooklyn Paper. Each floor will have a balcony in back, and the whole thing will be made of concrete and steel.

Owner Howard Schneider said he and his family are still shaken by the collapse and are not sure they want to live in the building. Luckily, he and his family were out of town when the side of the brownstone crumbled in the middle of the night, because the children’s bedrooms were located in the “kill zone,” the paper said. No one was hurt in the incident. Construction started a month ago and is scheduled to finish in six to eight months.

Owner of Collapsed Brownstone Says He’s Scared to Live in Its Replacement [BK Paper]
New Building Will Replace Collapsed Brownstone on Carroll Street [Brownstoner]
Collapsed Carroll Gardens Home Is Almost Gone [Brownstoner]
241 Carroll Street Partially Collapses, Demo to Come [Brownstoner]
Photo by Katia Kelly of Pardon Me for Asking