South of EP: The church at Rogers between Carrol and Crown is torn down. Residential on the way

Steeple no longer erect. It can now be seen on what remains of roof.

The bells are also on the front of the church porch area. Looks like the artists have given some urban exterior design. I was wondering how long that would take.

Can't help but think that the former parishioners of this chuch must be feeling especially sad to see the steeple in its present state. It has been there for several days, and it really needs to be taken down fully, out of respect for what that building used to be.

Steeple still present, resting on its side.

Now present are excavators and dumpsters.

They've started tearing down the walls, heard them going at it earlier this afternoon.

Church is gone and they're starting on the church hall. I suspect it'll be gone by the end of the evening. Odd that the church is being torn down on Good Friday of all days.

Excavators work quickly.

Only the back wall of the church remains.   The community hall looks about 60% down.

This photo was taken from the same place.

The back wall of the church can be seen behind the excavator on the left. The rest of the church is rubble.

The excavator on the right now sits on the rubble of the community hall. No walls remain.

Seems slow going. The work crew is actually going thru the rubble and picking out any mental. Recycling perhaps?

I was talking with my super about this area, and an older person said that the community hall had been the old police precinct at one point. The church bought the land and simply built the church next door. Any validity to this?

Most construction sites sell anything of value, and pay different rate to dispose of different kinds of debris.

re: the police pct, sorry, I can't verify that for you, but I can supply some aerial photos of what the site now looks like:




Photos used with permission.

Note, the steel seems to be arranged along the Rogers Ave edge.

Thanks for the pics. I wonder how someone got on the roof of our bldg. Didn't know that was accessible. Interesting.

The supers I spoke with have been here since the 80s and 90s, so I suspect the person he spoke with was one of the old timers who'd lived here for ages, might be a good amount of validity.

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http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/05/29/mapping_26_nyc_houses_of_worship_being_replaced_by_condos.php

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http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/05/29/mapping_26_nyc_houses_of_worship_being_replaced_by_condos.php

And THIS is why new church plants are renting space in NYC public schools. 

In addition to providing spaces for worship, these places also provided spaces for book clubs, AA/NA mtgs, scout troops, and the like. It should be interesting to see how those needs are met.

Meanwhile, all of the salvageable metal and bricks now appear to be gone. It appears it is now time to dig a hole for the foundation.

I saw the EPA folks out taking samples about a week and a half ago. Perhaps the only hold-up now is the results.

I just saw the digger breaking down. They must've gotten the results from the EPA.

Took this during that super foggy morning a week or so ago. It looks like something from a horror movie!

Sooooo, never mind about the picture, looks like it didn't post. Maybe it's too creepy for the internet?

It may have been merely too large. You can't upload highdef photos.

BTW, I believe the excavators have started the next phase: Dig a hole for the new building's foundation.

Indeed, hole digging is complete. If one looks closely, one can see they are now creating the forms that will hold the concrete underpinnings to the foundation.

In order to build taller, they are creating an interior courtyard.

View from Carrol St, at the NE corner of the lot:

Just adding a clean rendering. The picture I took above of the rendering on the fence kinda sucks:


Also linking the index thread to the other big developments I watch, because that is somethng I seem to do: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/44634/links-to-the-big-16-developments-in-western-crown-heights/p1

And, here's the firm that seems to be doing the architect work: http://www.heightsadvisors.com/new-index/

Steel rebar has begun to rise:

Renderings remind me of a mental institution. I thought Think Architecture was doing this.

Press and photo credit: http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/04/construction-update-church-redevelopment-at-267-rogers-avenue-crown-heights.html

Significant progress is visible over the last month. The U shaped foundation is complete, the ground floor has been poured, and it won't be long before the structure is taller than the perimeter fence.

Now above perimeter fence:

Each floor is cement. No one will be hearing the neighbors walking or partying. I highly doubt this will be a family building as the apartments are so tiny.

I agree. The local schools are unlikely to feel an impact from its residents.

More concrete was pumped today:

curbed used my Feb 2014 photo today: http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/08/13/165unit_crown_heights_rental_building_starts_taking_shape.php#more