Pols Addressing Admirals Row Preservation Again

Politicians are once again pushing for the preservation of Admirals Row, with Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez writing a letter to Army Secretary John McHugh requesting that the National Guard “immediately” hand the property over to the city, according to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal. The letter, which was also signed by Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, and Rep. Edolphus Towns, follows news that the National Guard had determined that the Timber Shed and Building B—the two Admirals Row properties that were supposed to be preserved as part of the Navy Yard Development Corp’s designs for the site—had deteriorated beyond the point of no return. The letter also says that the $2 million allocated to the Army Corps of Engineers a couple years ago for the preservation of the buildings should immediately be used to try and stabilize Building B. In March, Schumer and Gillibrand wrote a letter to McHugh requesting that Navy Yard officials be allowed on the site to try and make emergency repairs to the Timber Shed and Building B. The Army has said that it has to go through the proper paces of environmental and historic review before transferring Admirals Row to the city, which is then expected to hand the property over to the Navy Yard Development Corp.
Plea for Navy Yard Fix [WSJ]
Fed Agency: Admirals Row Situation ‘Inexplicable’ [Brownstoner]
None of Admiral’s Row Buildings Salvageable? [Brownstoner]