Wall Collapse in Bed-Stuy
A reader sent in these photos of a wall that collapsed on a building near Franklin and Clifton this morning. Helicopters have been circling overhead and there’s a lot of emergency response personnel at the scene. No word on whether anyone was hurt. ABC is reporting the building was vacant. We’ll have updates as they…
A reader sent in these photos of a wall that collapsed on a building near Franklin and Clifton this morning. Helicopters have been circling overhead and there’s a lot of emergency response personnel at the scene. No word on whether anyone was hurt. ABC is reporting the building was vacant. We’ll have updates as they come in. GMAP
I’ve seen some through-the-wall air conditioning systems in my time, but the size of this one is ridiculous!
If it were particle board it would be much more stable.
Does anybody have the contractors name and number??
Is that opening going to be a cathedral ceiling-like window?
Overlapping plywood would have a been a bit more effective – this looks like butt-jointed plywood, probably not even exterior grade. From the curved panels above the collapse, it looks like there have been long term water infiltration issues around the chimney. Maybe they forgot the flashing?
(It also looks like the wall underneath is wood frame with brick infill.)
Rumor is the collapse resulted when some cyclist inconsiderately chained his bike to the little gate surrounding the tree in front of the building, thereby causing the earth to shift and the wall to fall!
what is that wall made from? looks like a bunch of overlapping plywood boards …
“Wall goes up,you call it Clinton Hill. Wall comes down and it’s Bed Sty. Oh yeah, condo days on every lot are over”.
funny, I thought the same thing, oh well. Let’s hope noone was hurt.
“Wall goes up,you call it Clinton Hill. Wall comes down and it’s Bed Sty. Oh yeah, condo days on every lot are over”.
funny, I thought the same thing, oh well. Let’s hope noone was hurt.
Wall goes up,you call it Clinton Hill. Wall comes down and it’s Bed Sty. Oh yeah, condo days on every lot are over.
Is that cement boarding? Plywood? Aluminum siding?
Whatever it is, I think the big bad wolf could have blown it down.