Comments on: Demolition at 205 Water Street

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » 205 Water Street On Schedule for mid-2012 (DumboNYC.com)

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:24:54 +0000

[...] Water Street Plans Revealed, 18Mar2010} {Toll Brothers to Build Condos at 205 Water St, 07Jan2010} {Demolition at 205 Water Street, 24Jan2007} {In the Press: Demolishing 205 Water Street, 27Jan2007} {Stop Work Order Violation [...]

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » Proposed 205 Water St Building Approved (DumboNYC.com)

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:51:06 +0000

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » 205 Water Street Construction Progress (DumboNYC.com)

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:49:00 +0000

[...] a Flicker photo view of 205 Water St in 2009. And over 4 years ago, remember the demolition of the building that caused an asbestos [...]

By: greenwayberns

greenwayberns — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:20:59 +0000

This is a great post, thank you for sharing.

By: greenwayberns

greenwayberns — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:20:59 +0000

This is a great post, thank you for sharing.

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » More 205 Water St Renderings (DumboNYC.com)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:09:19 +0000

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » Toll Brothers to Build Condos at 205 Water St (DumboNYC.com)

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:01:02 +0000

[...] saw the original 19th Century foundry/warehouse demolished in 2007 before it was suggested by some in the community that it could be a site for a new middle school [...]

By: steve

steve — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:52:54 +0000

why hasn't there been a stop work order or any kind of third party investigation to the asbestos issue?
this is unacceptable and neighbors should think about filing a class action lawsuit.

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » DNA Urge Residents and Businesses to Save Dumbo (DumboNYC.com)

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:10:44 +0000

[...] In September 2005, the chairman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission declared Dumbo “worthy of designation.” As soon as word got out, some developers and owners lobbied against designation. So the DNA is asking Dumbo residents, business owners, and artists to write to the Landmarks Commission to prevent teardowns of historic buildings such as the one on 205 Water Street. [...]

By: nick

nick — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:57:09 +0000

Does anyone even know what they plan on building at 205 water street?

By: longtermresident

longtermresident — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:38:14 +0000

I hope that all of you whiners are members of DNA and VHNA. If not, kindly get down from your soapboxes.

By: Dumbo Resident

Dumbo Resident — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:36:49 +0000

We moved our family to DUMBO apx. 2 years ago. We loved DUMBO for the beautiful architecture, unpaved streets and rich history. Never did we expect to fall so deeply in love with the neighborhood the way that we have, and who knew we would devote so much time to fighting developers who do not care about our home. Residents new and old fighting together to preserve what is important is a special thing…artists and bankers-it does not mattter. Old timers comments saddend me, but new timers were right on target. I hope that together, with strength in numbers we can fight the destruction of DUMBO!

By: sam123

sam123 — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:32:35 +0000

Go New-Timer, Go! Well said.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:48:40 +0000

Amen to ‘old-timer.’

‘New-timer,’ it’s so nice to know you and the residents of 50 Bridge “have come to love the area.” Growing on you, is it? Or is it the ever-increasing property values you’ve come to love? The reality is you’re suddenly at the forefront of this fight because you have a financial stake. Simple as that. Classic case of NIMBY. And that’s perfectly fine, understandable. But don’t go slamming other people down for striking a little closer to the truth of the matter. I commend ‘old-timer’ for seeing through the rosy “I heart DUMBO” bullshit.

By: new-timer

new-timer — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:41:49 +0000

Experience has shown me that people who feel compelled to state they are not something,i.e. a hater, a bigot, a liar, usually are. It seems like the old-timer’s bitter heart is firmly rooted in the belief that someone has given him some parcel of the moral high-ground to bash people that my have, knowingly or unknowingly, been part of the problem, but are now becoming vocal and positive part of the solution. I know a number of people from 50 Bridge, and for the most part a very good and caring bunch. Many have come to love the area and are now at the forefront of the fight to save the old-timer’s DUMBO and Vinegar Hill from the likes of Gutman and the HK Organization. It’s good to see that the new guard is fighting the good fight while the old-time is sitting over at superfine sitting on his ass and bitching over his beer much like he did when Gutman was busy doing his handy work at 50 Bridge. Cheers.