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October 9, 2006

Navy Yard's Building 128 To Get Demo'd

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The 300-acre Brooklyn Navy Yard, which is already home to about 200 tenants (including Steiner Studios) is going to have $100 million plowed into its redevelopment over the next few years. First up: The demolition of a former machine shop known as Building 128 (check out the fun interior shots here). The plan is to replace it with three new buildings. We weren't able to find an exterior photo of the building but are curious (a) whether it has any architectural or historic merit that would argue for its preservation; and (b) was there any (or should there have been any) public discussion of the issue. For all we know it's an eyesore or an environmental nightmare but we are curious about why this is the first we've heard of it. (Of course, maybe we're just out of the loop!)
A Shipyard’s Rebirth, Guided by the Past [NY Times]
Photo by Capn Skusting




Posted by Brownstoner at 10:21 AM | Comments (3)
Categories: Development

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Oh wow. I've been inside there, and outside. It's incredible, on a scale it's hard to imagine now that industry has left NYC. There are railroad tracks down the center, and it's open to the ceiling, seven or eight stories up. It's at least a football field in dimension, I'd say. Very sad that it's to be demolished, though it's certainly dilapidated. but it's one of the last buildings there that really reeks of shipbuilding, so I'd say it's a shame.

Posted by: Willingd at October 9, 2006 2:49 PM

This photo is way over-photoshopped and it hurts my eyes.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 9, 2006 3:06 PM

Anyone know more about the artist in the link -- Cindy Tower? Looks like she paints scence of epic industrial waste.

Posted by: z at October 9, 2006 3:59 PM

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