Facade Collapses, Worker Hurt at Brownstone on Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill

Yesterday, a commenter tipped us off to a construction accident in Clinton Hill. According to no-permits:

“there was a partial collapse and a worker who fell off a scaffold at 128 cambridge today. this is next to a very slow moving new construction project at 132 cambridge. 132 was a wood frame with a lot of potential that i don’t even know how they tore down because the block is landmarked.”

More info after the jump.

When we stopped by to snap these photos this morning, a neighbor told us the top of the scaffolding collapsed and one worker was hurt.

Taking a gander at 128’s property profile confirms that the site is under a stop work order due to yesterday’s facade collapse. No filings for work permits on facade alterations were found.

The stop work order notes: “FDNY requests a structural stability inspection due to facade collapse.”

The property profile also reports that the building had a “LARGE WHOLE” under its foundation in 2014. Hope they worked that out.

As for 128’s former neighbor at 132 Cambridge Place, the now-demolished wood frame building was a House of the Day in 2008. In the photo for that post, you can just see 128 peeking out on the right:

Above, the neighboring house at 132 Cambridge Place before it was torn down. Photo by Scott Bintner for Property Shark.

According to the 1987 landmarks designation for Clinton Hill (PDF), the historic district ends on Cambridge Place just between 128 and 132. So 132 technically wasn’t landmarked.

Photos by Steve Sherman except where noted

Photo of 128 Cambridge Place before facade collapse, above, by Google Maps.