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Posted by MainR3664 on Tue May 23 14:00:24 2017, in response to Re: What Was This Building on This Empty Lot on Franklin Ave About a Block From Empire Blvd?, posted by mrw on Tue May 23 10:27:18 2017. I just did all of this. Very interesting. I looked at the 1924, 1951, 1996, and 2006 aerial images, as well as ACRIS and the "Building Profile". From what I can see:1) The building we're speaking of, as well as the old brewery itself, have been owned by an "HPG Associates Inc" since 1983. No idea who they are, or from whom they acquired the property. 2) The 1924 image shows a grouping of smallish, industrial buildings there 3) The 1951 image shows a more modern, unitary industrial-looking building there Neither clearly shows the small, cinderblock structure we're speaking of here. I can't tell if that's because the resolution wasn't good enough (especially in 1951..) to show it, or because it wasn't built 4) The 1996 image gives the impression that the larger building visible in 1951 was freshly demolished. 5) 2006 Looks pretty much as it does today- a well-trimmed, grassy lot. I know that DoIT site says that all of these structures were build in 1920. But DoIT is often wrong by a few years- especially regarding properties built before 1938, when the Buildings Dept had a fire that destroyed many records, including Certificates of Occupancy (this building has no C/O) In fact, my own home, built in 1968 (I have the C/O), shows up in DoIT as built in 1970. This is far less than the discrepancy related to the brewery, which we know was built in 1901, but is listed as built in 1970. Accordingly, it's my guess that the little building we're talking about was connected with the larger structure visible in 1951: a) It's built of cinder block, and is a bit too "blocklike" to strike me as pre-WW1 or even pre WW2 construction b) It has a vehicular driveway, with an iron curb cut in the sidewalk. Definitely used in the era of motorized trucks. c) DoIT estimated as built in 1920 because they don't have records, and that's the guess they made for the extant brewery building. I don't fault them. c) Not now, and never was part of the BRT/BMT/BoT/NYCTA system. |
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