East Williamsburg Row House Collapses
Excerpted from The New York Times: A row house undergoing renovations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, collapsed yesterday in a cascade of bricks, cinder blocks, mortar and scaffolding. At least two construction workers buried beneath the rubble were among the 11 people who were injured, one critically, the authorities said. The collapse occurred about 1:15 p.m. at…
Excerpted from The New York Times:
A row house undergoing renovations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, collapsed yesterday in a cascade of bricks, cinder blocks, mortar and scaffolding. At least two construction workers buried beneath the rubble were among the 11 people who were injured, one critically, the authorities said. The collapse occurred about 1:15 p.m. at 103 Meserole Street on a residential block just east of Williamsburg’s enclave of Hasidic Jews.
The cause of the collapse remained under investigation, but the building had a history of poor maintenance and tension between the landlord and several former tenants, city officials said. Originally a three-story row house, the building was vacant and undergoing extensive renovations that were to include a 1,000-square-foot addition, according to Department of Buildings officials. Its third floor had been removed, and workers at the site yesterday were using a tall scaffold that rested on the second floor. City records identified the building owner as a corporate entity, 103 Meserole Shitfas L.L.C. The records also identified the construction company in charge as Precision Construction of Brooklyn.
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This is near where I live. There is a ton of construction going on in that area, from Scarano condo projects to b.s. like this. The condos, like on Ten Eyck, have me stupefied, I can’t imagine paying over $500K to live in that nabe.