Months After Partial Collapse, 217 Court Street Seeing Some Action

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Back in early May, part of the roof and the back wall of the four story building at 217 Court Street collapsed down to the second story after a particularly rainy period. A full vacate order was posted immediately, and ever since, the building, surrounded by protective sidewalk shed, has seen no major action. Until now, that is.

A construction crew is busy filling a dumpster with rubble. The NYC Department Of Buildings issued a permit in June for " temporary shoring for the cellar, in order to clean out construction decrees." ( debris, maybe???)

That may indicate that the damage to the existing building can be repaired and that it does not need to be demolished.
As I mentioned back in May, the building is certainly not one of the nicest in our brownstone neighborhood, but that side of Court Street is in Boerum Hill, which is not landmarked or down-zoned, which would open the door to new out-of-scale, out-of-context construction.

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