Even though the National Guard and the city agreed to preserve the Timber Shed at the deteriorating Admiral's Row in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, it turns out the structure may not stand a chance (the recent winters haven't helped it out!). WNYC has an update today that states the National Guard Bureau engineers think it can't be repaired, and should be demolished instead. However, at least one architect believes it has enough structural integrity to be saved. He explains, "The 19th-century development is solid, plume, level and square. The 20th-century development is what is falling off." more ›

The Municipal Art Society attended a meeting today at which the negotiations between the National Guard, the owner of the property, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) discussed the future of the buildings at Admiral's Row. The meeting was part of the federally-mandated Section 106 process that requires federal agencies to study the impact of their actions on important historic buildings. Sadly, it seems their minds were made up, the Brooklyn Paper reports that they will save two of the historic buildings in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and destroy the others, making way for a supermarket. more ›