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    Adjacent Building Owners Win Protections For Demolition

    Demolition  •  Astoria, Queens

    32-49 37th Street, Queens. Image credit: GoogleMaps

    City sought to demolish derelict, mid-block row-house. The Department of Buildings issued an emergency declaration to demolish a deteriorating, vacant, and dangerous row-house at 32-49 37th Street between Broadway and 34th Avenue in Astoria. In order to demolish the abandoned mid-block building, contractors were required to erect scaffolding protecting the adjoining row-houses that physically abut the derelict building. The owners of the neighboring row-houses refused access to construct the scaffolding unless the City obtained legal permission to use their property and secured protection for their properties and its occupants through insurance and other forms of indemnification. (read more…)

    Tags : 37th Street, Astoria, demolition, department of buildings
    Date:10/06/2017
    Category : Court Decisions
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