Building Collapse at 217 Court Street
Around 3:30 a.m. today, the building at 217 Court Street in Cobble Hill (which had a Stop Work Order in place) suffered a partial collapse. “It appears that they were doing some sort of construction in the building,” said FDNY Deputy Chief Peter Leicht. “The rear of the building collapsed. The roof collapsed and some…
Around 3:30 a.m. today, the building at 217 Court Street in Cobble Hill (which had a Stop Work Order in place) suffered a partial collapse. “It appears that they were doing some sort of construction in the building,” said FDNY Deputy Chief Peter Leicht. “The rear of the building collapsed. The roof collapsed and some of the floors collapsed. They collapsed onto about the second floor.” Leicht blamed the collapse on the unusually large amount of rain the area has received in recent days. The building was unoccupied but residents of the two neighboring buildings were evacuated as a precaution. According to WCBS TV, most, if not all, of the building will need to be demolished. Check out this Curbed post for a photo of the aftermath this morning.
Partial Roof Collapse Causes Evacuations In B’klyn [WCBS TV] GMAP
Partial Roof Collapse In Brooklyn, Nearby Buildings Evacuated [NY1]
Jebby, 217 Court St. is/was the home to the NarcoFreedom Meth clinic….
My apologies, there was a stop-work order put on the Miriam Bldg as well last week. But the joking about is still wrong for a bldg collapse. And trying to make this location sound shady is crazy.
Jebby you are incorrect. This indeed was a methadone clinic for a decade or more. It is not the Miriam building–Miriam was a full block farther south.
There’s no drug clinic in this building and never was. Those first posts were rediculous considering that an historic bldg may be lost and neighbors have been removed from their homes. So a story like this is a joke? This is where Miriam restaurant was. How very lame.
I thought it was a union meeting house, carpenters or something
I never even knew there was a drug rehab in that building. So it’s not like it was some kind of blight on the neighborhood. Has it caused problems for someone?
Court St. @ Warren St.
what are the cross streets there?
I guess Joya will be closed for lunch today.