Coney Bank Building Demo Under Way
The Coney Island Bank Building, whose plight at the hands of Thor Equities we’ve already highlighted, began getting demolished earlier this week. As the blog Amusing the Zillion reports, at this point the demolition process has been limited to the erection of scaffolding and the punching of a few holes through the walls. There doesn’t…
The Coney Island Bank Building, whose plight at the hands of Thor Equities we’ve already highlighted, began getting demolished earlier this week. As the blog Amusing the Zillion reports, at this point the demolition process has been limited to the erection of scaffolding and the punching of a few holes through the walls. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of wriggle room left for the historic 87-year-old structure (which was designed by the same architect responsible for the Independence Savings Bank at 130 Court Street in Cobble Hill). Evidently the developer was unswayed by eleventh-hour attempts to re-imagine the building as an events space.
Photo by Eric Kowalsky
Joe Sitt doesn’t care about looking like a total a-hole because total a-holes just don’t care. He’s consistent- I’ll give him that. I think the only reason he’s taking the building down now is because if he waits the community might get the means to stop him. He cares as much about Coney Island as a shark cares about peanut butter.
Right you are, Montrose. I am very disappointed, as I really did think the other two buildings were definitely coming down and that Sitt just might spare this one for the time being so that he wouldn’t look like a TOTAL a-hole. He doesn’t seem to care one bit.
Short sighted, vindictive, and stupid. Especially vindictive.
There is no pressing need to tear the bank down, except to prove that he can. For what? A wind swept, tumbleweed, and trash strewn empty lot, like he’s got down the street?
“Nyah, nyah, you preservationists, I can do whatever I want!” What a petulant child, and what a wasted opportunity.
Whoops! Wrong address. They were supposed to demo 100 North Tryon Street in Charlotte, NC.
***Bid half off peak comps***