The bow-front brick townhouses that face the century old City College campus at West 140th Street make a striking statement even though some of them have been neglected in the past decade. Everytime we walk by this block, we wonder why City College doesn't buy out the boarded-up buildings at No. 359 (far right) and No. 467 (far left) for professor or even student housing. Does anyone know what's going with these buildings between Amsterdam and Convent Avenue? The closest train to this location is the 1 train at 137th Street. Photo by Ulysses
Thursday, April 1, 2010
☞ REVIVE: 359-467 West 140th Street
The bow-front brick townhouses that face the century old City College campus at West 140th Street make a striking statement even though some of them have been neglected in the past decade. Everytime we walk by this block, we wonder why City College doesn't buy out the boarded-up buildings at No. 359 (far right) and No. 467 (far left) for professor or even student housing. Does anyone know what's going with these buildings between Amsterdam and Convent Avenue? The closest train to this location is the 1 train at 137th Street. Photo by Ulysses
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they have the potential to be very beautiful.
ReplyDelete359 is owned by an Italian couple who bought it at the height of the market for 950K. There was a bit of activity, but nothing much, just bits and pieces here and there. 467 I think is owned by the city, and has been for a long, long time, but that means it's a huge pain in the ass to buy anything from them. And City College already has several buildings (the old firehouse on 140th, the Alumni building), that need fixing up, I have a feeling they won't be buying anything else for a while.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous buildings, if I had the money, I would have scooped them up years ago!
good info anon2. wish the city would sell their houses for a dollar like the good old days! such a waste to let these buildings sit in ruin.
ReplyDeleteI agree! But City College is also sitting on several properties in the area that they have no intention of fixing up any time soon - And because they're a non profit, they can't easily sell them to a private owner. It's too bad.
ReplyDeleteI agree - City College HAS the money. They are building huge science buildings nearby. If there was someone smart they would take advantage of the market and scoop thee properties up.
ReplyDeleteAlso - the community should pressure city college to convert the parking garage on St. Nicholas that is a community eyesore and turn it into something better. How about a dorm with mixed retail on street level? It would turn St. Nick between 141 and 145th around.