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January 31, 2008

AY Demos: 626 Pacific Going; Ward Bakery May Be Next

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Whether or not Bruce Ratner is actually sweating Atlantic Yards financing right now (on that subject, this Daily Intelligencer article by Chris Smith is a good read), it doesn't seem like anything's going to stop the bulldozers in Prospect Heights over the next couple of weeks. Here's what's set to fall:

1. 626 Pacific Street: Demolition is starting on this red-brick warehouse, which is right next to Casa de Goldstein. GMAP

2. Carlton Avenue Bridge: According to this week's ESD press release on Atlantic Yards construction activity, workers are going to begin demolishing the southern portion of the bridge. As shown in the pic above, the bridge is now completely blocked off. GMAP

3. Ward Bakery Building: The ESD says "mobilization for demolition" of the warehouse, where a section of the parapet collapsed in April, will begin over the next couple of weeks. Last year, there was an unsuccessful drive to save the building. GMAP

These are in addition to 647 Dean Street, whose last gasps we chronicled a couple weeks back.




Posted by Gabby at 11:00 AM | Comments (15)
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I still can't believe what a tragedy that Ratner is going to tear down Ward's Bakery. Couldn't he have converted it to housing? What a jerk.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 11:41 AM

yes, Bruce has proven that he can run a great demolition project; development project? not so much.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 11:52 AM

D-O-N-E-D-E-A-L!!!

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 12:18 PM

D-U-M-D-D-E-A-L!!!

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 12:49 PM

looking forward to the finished product.

Posted by: BrooklynLove at January 31, 2008 1:59 PM

i miss my neighbors

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 2:06 PM

What in the world is a DUND DEAL? Hmmm????

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 2:51 PM

These existing photos are so nice and beautiful. Why would anyone want to redevelop this area? It just boggles my mind! I'm reminded of a fabulous park near the Javits Center on the West side of Manhattan. It's a concrete slab added with some foreboding concrete sculptures. The kids cannot play on it, no one ever really uses it, and it's not very attractive either, but it exists and should never be changed, just like this already happening area of Brooklyn.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 4:17 PM

Bruce Ratner, Blight Mogul

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 4:39 PM

D-E-M-O-D-E-A-L!!!

Gee, I wonder if they'll make a habit of having massive building collapse onto sidewalks and roadways crushing cars.

Gotta cut the neighborhood up prematurely! Got to get that PR goin'! Got to slam a Trojan Wedge into the nabe and cut off FG from PH and beyond.

Thanks FCR! My tax dollars at work!

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 8:26 PM

Atlantic yard is nothing compare to the Downtown Brooklyn development and the Fulton mall! Don't know why people are against this development.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 8:37 PM

I have a brother-in-law who is a real estate broker (among other things) in North Dakota - anyone in Brooklyn who wants to live in a place that never changes drop your email and i'll pass it on....

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 10:02 PM

8:37 - downtown bk, bam district and ay are all going to merge together magnificently. this is a second boom for brooklyn. we are so fortunate to be part of it.

Posted by: BrooklynLove at January 31, 2008 10:52 PM

yes, Bruce has proven that he can run a great demolition project; development project? not so much.

Halleluyah.

8:37 - Oh to live in your world.

Posted by: guest at February 1, 2008 8:49 AM

The "merging" of these neighborhoods began with the construction of the Williamsburg Savings Bank in the roaring '20s.

Once upon a time, it was thought the downtown Brooklyn office district would encompass the entire Atlantic Terminal area. The depression, WWII, and white flight killed that plan... But it has always been remembered on some level.

Posted by: Polemicist at February 1, 2008 9:05 AM

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