Erasing the 19th Century brick by brick

The five-story 19th Century brick building that is 80-86 West Broadway (northwest corner with Warren) is coming down now brick by brick, along with some neighborhood history — the vestigial remains of College Place.

I had hoped to have an update on the building that is to come from developer Astral Weeks, but in the meantime what’s left as of this week looked so much like the Acropolis through the construction netting that I had to share.

COOKFOX Architects has been engaged for the site, which will be 13 stories, 145 feet tall, mixed use residential and commercial. Demolition started in September.

The new building will go from the corner of Warren west to the parking lot and north to 88 West Broadway, which is the L-shaped building that is also 72 Warren.

 

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  1. It would be cool if they could incorporate the “College Place” stone street marker in the facade of the new construction.

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