Update on MacDonough Street
On Friday we reported that cement trucks had appeared in the morning outside 329 and 331 MacDonough Street, suggesting that steps were being taken to save the two landmarked brownstones. Later in the day we were able to confirm with DOB that the engineers for 329 had submitted, and had approved, plans to pour concrete…
On Friday we reported that cement trucks had appeared in the morning outside 329 and 331 MacDonough Street, suggesting that steps were being taken to save the two landmarked brownstones. Later in the day we were able to confirm with DOB that the engineers for 329 had submitted, and had approved, plans to pour concrete to stabilize the compromised party wall; evidently the contractors had originally dug some kind of trench in the floor of the basement. This week the engineers are expected to submit plans to shore and brace the buildings. In addition, there will be another hearing tomorrow to discuss how to proceed. Update: The hearing is tomorrow at 360 Adams Street, Room 438 at 2:30 p.m.
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A house of similar size and in need of renovating was recently purchased on Macdonough between Tompkins and Throop for $700,000.
There is also a five story on the same block on sale for north of $1,000,000. Not sure how serious the sellers are, but it is a beautiful building. It is one of the Amzi Hill buildings MM featured recently.
Dave & Maly: thanks.
The house is not out of the woods yet.
The next hearing before the judge is tomorrow at 2:30.
It could still be ordered taken down.
Good news and an excellent example of why it’s virtually always a good idea to question authority, rather than blindly accept it.
Benson, if your only gripe was people asserting motives for the DOB’s actions, it is a fair gripe. We can only speculate as to why the DOB was so far off the mark in this case.
I dont read you as having the belief that it was wrong for the DOB to be restrained by court action from demolishing the homes. That would be absurd.
Even though the DOB has now been proven not only hasty but downright wrong in their assessment of the building??
There needs to be an accountability of DOB procedures after a situation like this.
I stand by all the previous statements I made on this issue.
I agree with Maly that it’s one of the best blocks. Even at the height of the market, this would not have sold for over $1MM in exceptional condition and a complete reno would be on the order of $300,000 for something this size.
It will however, make a really nice home on a really nice quiet block for these people when they are done.
The house with the faulty work was purchased for $770,000. I think that’s about right for a house that needs lots of TLC on a prime BS block.