BREAKING: Cracks at 44 Willoughby Street
We’re getting word that there’s some kind of structural damage that’s been caused to 44 Willoughby Street today, possibly by the subsurface construction being performed by the MTA in that area. Details and/or photos much appreciated…
We’re getting word that there’s some kind of structural damage that’s been caused to 44 Willoughby Street today, possibly by the subsurface construction being performed by the MTA in that area. Details and/or photos much appreciated…
sxm –
The MTA/TA is a State entity is not subject to the City building code or swo.
Generally, when there is significant subsurface work, the MTA’s contractor will do surveys and take photos of all of the surrounding buildings to establish pre-existing conditions.
I have no specific knowledge of this situation, however.
Horrible!
i am a tenant in the building. we are already dealing with numerous issues in the building, including the lack of a C of O for residences. This is just one more spoke in the wheel of drama in our building. we deal with 24 hour construction (because there is no c of o for residences) which includes sawing, jackhammering etc. EVERY NIGHT. the tenants of the building were evacuated this morning by the dept of buildings and red cross. i will be back in town tomorrow to assess the situation – for now it seems my belongings are in the building, and i have no access. we will see what happens i suppose – for now i guess i will be living in a hotel?
since some of you seem to be involved, can anyone offer me some insight? there are definitely new cracks, according to the other tenants.
We’ve been back and forth today between Willoughby and near City Hall in Manhattan, where a similar, but probably worse, foundation incident happened last night on Reade St. between Broadway and Church. From what I could tell about the Manhattan one the building fell down. In Brooklyn the train stairs were blocked but the neighbor, Helen Keller Institute was open as usual.
That’s great to know slumlord.
Did the MTA do surveys of the neighboring buildings? If they did, (and they should have), then the MTA would have documentation to disprove the 44 Willoughby Street landlord.
It is a good chance that the MTA IS actually at fault.
It’s a funny thing, when a contractor does damage to a building’s structural stability, even allegedly, the DOB stops work immediately. They do inspections, etc.
But, with the MTA, it doesn’t matter. Kinda like the Transit Authority is above the law.
im directly involved with this job .. that crack is old . the landlord is claming that the general contractor did it while digging out willoughby for the connector to lawrence street ,, he was also busted for doing work without permits in that building , So nothing to see here people keep on walking