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Chumley's, the famous former speakeasy in Greenwich Village, is in danger of collapsing. One of the building's walls at 86 Bedford Street became unstable and the FDNY was dispatched to the scene. The wall was considered to be "compromised" and apparently people were evacuated from surrounding buildings.
In Curbed's breaking coverage, tipster suspects the building may be torn down completely. There was also this comment:
I was at the CB 2 meeting about a month ago where architects representing the owners of 86 Bedford basically begged the the board to let them replace the facade immediately, claiming it was in danger of imminent collapse. The owner of Chumley's and a rent-controlled residential tenant voiced protests, claiming it was all a ruse to kick them out of their sweet leases. Looks like they were wrong.The Department of Buildings and Con Ed are on the scene.
Update:
Someone from the scene sends us the above photo and tells us, "Chumleys has begun to fall down again. The are going to tear the building down now."
Photograph of 86 Bedford Street by wallyg on Flickr
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landmark status should have been applied for years ago, this way the owners would have to renovate instead of demolish.
you know, chumley's had an interesting space and its too bad if the building gets torn down, but it really was kind of an awful bar.
86 Bedford Street is in the GV Historic District and is a LANDMARK
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NY1 is reporting that DOB says the building isn't in danger of collapsing. Though it does make one wonder why they evacuated half of the area.
Chumley's is/was cool. It was a big Beat hangout and tried to keep the vibe going. I like/liked it a lot.
Oh, and BTW, once again, the first place I find out what's going on (except for the street) is the Gothamist gang. Nice job, guys. I can deal with the typos.
I'll chain myself to Scott and Zelda's booth if the wrecking ball starts swinging. Tragic if that place goes down
This highlights yet another interesting side effect of rent control. The tenants have more rights than the landowner, so much so that they were unable to repair the building, and now it will probably be demolished and no one can live there.
Rent control is ultimately selfish. To all of these people with their "I got mine, screw you" attitude: please, just die already.
just as selfish as your "you have yours, it's not fair, screw you" attitude. it is what it is. grow up.
Something's definitely wrong with the way this building is being handled. There was a chimney collapse last summer that ruined two floors and they've had a "stop work order" sign on the site for months now.
Only been to Chumley's once, thought it was pretty cool though, I'll have to make sure I go again before it gets demolished. Hopefully a brick won't fall in my beer though, heck of a way to ruin a good beer.
"just as selfish as your "you have yours, it's not fair, screw you" attitude. it is what it is. grow up."
you must be a civil servant
"just as selfish as your "you have yours, it's not fair, screw you" attitude. it is what it is. grow up."
It's bad economic policy. It's inefficient and makes real estate cost more for everyone. It disincentivizes landlords to make capital improvements.
I can afford a nice apartment, but some of my friends live in 2 bedroom apartments with 2 or 3 other people and STILL pay more than most people who benefit from rent control. How is this fair?
It's essentially parasitic. People who benefit from rent control are like fleas on a dog.