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October 31, 2008

New Minerva Looking Wonky?

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614%207th%20Ave%20sign%20102908.jpg A tipster sent in these photos of 614 7th Avenue, otherwise known as the Minerva, so named for a statue in the nearby Green-Wood Cemetery. In its first incarnation, a 70-foot-high Scarano design, the building caused a kerfuffle for blocking views from its namesake. Then the 100-by-100-foot lot was sold to another developer who is creating 11 single-family, four-story homes. Our tipster snapped some shots revealing what seems to be some shoddy workmanship. "These POS's are a mix of block (8" instead of 12"), plywood decking (not concrete), wooden beams (warping) and boy, those floors do-so line up, right." The developers have some cojones, he says. "The buildings are not even 50% finished (and not 100% kosher by Green-Wood's standards) and falling down as they are being built... and they are listing for pre-sales? Perhaps Minerva NOW wishes her view was blocked from INSIDE the cemetery."
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Posted by lisa at 2:02 PM | Comments (8)
Categories: Development, Greenwood Heights

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I walked by this place over the weekend and it looks REALLY bad. Totally tilting and uneven, and looks like it's about to collapse.

I'd say stay away!

Posted by: 11217 at October 31, 2008 2:30 PM

Drove by this site the other day and had to have a good laugh. While I'm not sure on the building's dept. code, I did not think plywood (warped at that) decking was permitted on masonry buildings.

From the looks at street level, these will be far from luxury. As the tipster pointed out, I also feel bad for Minerva or anyone who goes into Green-Wood to see their historic view to Liberty.

Yuck!

I guess it could have been worse, if that is possible, had it stayed a Scarano job.

Posted by: Action Jackson at October 31, 2008 2:32 PM

Don't worry some yuppy douchebag is going to buy them and post how "charming" his warped floors are and how his tilted walls give the building "character".

Posted by: Xander Crews at October 31, 2008 4:19 PM

i'll give you 2.6mil, but not a penny more.

oops, i thought it was 2007 for a minute.

on second thought, how about 10 bucks and six pack instead?

Posted by: pluvious at October 31, 2008 4:50 PM

"how about 10 bucks and six pack instead?"

That a a handjob may get you some place.

(sorry, had to go blue)

Posted by: Action Jackson at October 31, 2008 5:39 PM

I'll take Paul Lynde to block.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 31, 2008 5:41 PM

Not to keep the blue thread going, but I am sure that the future owners will be able to see plenty of handjobs out their windows, this street is well known for it's "parking".

Posted by: wagongrrl at October 31, 2008 6:15 PM

I used to live at 475 7th Ave. clearly i was missing something.

Posted by: slick at November 1, 2008 5:52 PM

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