The new residential towers being built on the grounds of St. John the Divine by Amsterdam and 113th Street has been making some major progress since breaking ground just months ago. Walking by the site this past week, we noticed that most of the foundation has been poured and now a few of the facade pieces have arrived on site. DOB paperwork has it that the final buildings will be 15 floors altogether and a total of 430 units will arrive in the area. This new construction will probably be rentals since the church had a rental tower built further south during the previous real estate boom and apparently needs the funds to keep things going on the unfinished grounds. Read more about what is happening at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in our past post:
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wow the new buildings seem awfully close to the actual church.
ReplyDeletehope there is some room between them.
Will this destroy the church's integrity as an awesome stand alone structure?
That ain’t no church. That’s a Cathedral.
DeleteHow could it not. Sickening.
ReplyDeleteHow did this get approved?
ReplyDeleteit is right up against the Church....Cathedral.