A reader sent us this time lapse video of crews taking down the water towers atop 199 Jay Street while preparing to demolish the seven-story office building. The century-old building sits on a 17,000-square-foot lot at the corner of Nassau and Jay Streets, next to an off-ramp from the Manhattan Bridge. Scaffolding already shrouds part of the building, and owner Amtrust Realty filed a demolition application back in January. The DOB hasn’t approved a full demo permit yet, but they’ve greenlighted removing the parapets as well as interior demolition.

Demolition Planned for Seven-Story Office Building in Downtown Brooklyn [Brownstoner]


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