Ward's Bakery Parapet Collapses As Demo Starts
ABC News is reporting that at 9:45 a.m. this morning a portion of Ward’s Bakery collapsed onto Pacific Street as Forest City Ratner’s demolition of the historic structure got underway; the parapet (the edge along the roofline) fell onto a portion of the sidewalk that had already been cordoned off, so nobody was hurt. (Curbed…
ABC News is reporting that at 9:45 a.m. this morning a portion of Ward’s Bakery collapsed onto Pacific Street as Forest City Ratner’s demolition of the historic structure got underway; the parapet (the edge along the roofline) fell onto a portion of the sidewalk that had already been cordoned off, so nobody was hurt. (Curbed has a good photo from a neighboring building.) Concerned about the stability of the structure, city officials are evacuating the residents at 800 Pacific Street. ABC News estimates that up to 350 people could be displaced. Can you say “Bad Karma,” Bruce?
Section of Building Under Demolition Crashes onto Street [ABC News]
To think that I walked past that just three days ago-what if this paraphet would’ve held up until this weekend or when someone else was walking by? Forrest City “Rat”ner is making our worst fears come true.
It would be better karma if Bruce were walking underneath. I’m sure he never sets foot in Brooklyn
This is really bad news for Ratner. He can’t blame this on Dan Goldstein, and he is supposed to take care of his own properties. Who is overseeing the ESDC/FCR?
Hey 5W30:
Atlantic Yards does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth.
Karma would have been for it to land on him
If you don’t take care of old parapets first they leak, then they fall, c’est la vie.
I heard a noise outside this morning.
Thought it was news helicopters.
It was, over the Atlantic Yards.
Then that sound went away, replaced by another, more annoying sound …
whining about the Atlantic Yards.
It’s crazy that this building was all over the news just last month. Ratner already destroyed some buildings last year that looked fine because they were in danger of imminent collapse. It looks like he chose those buildings randomly, judging from this collapse.
This building has been sitting there for years. This MUST be related to the recent work done by Ratner.
The truth don’t lie. Ratner is a self serving tyrant.