Abandoned gem in Manhattan

**iheartthed** · June-17-10, 03:03 PM

It's been empty almost as long as the Lafayette. It surely must be time to tear it down......

**rb336** · June-17-10, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by iheartthed

It's been empty almost as long as the Lafayette. It surely must be time to tear it down......

you surely aren't comparing this work of art with the Lafeyette?

**Detroitnerd** · June-17-10, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by rb336

you surely aren't comparing this work of art with the Lafeyette?

Yeah. The Lafayette was just an irreplaceable neo-classical office building by C. Howard Crane, covered in brick, limestone and terra cotta. Who need that?

**bailey** · June-17-10, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

Yeah. The Lafayette was just an irreplaceable neo-classical office building by C. Howard Crane, covered in brick, limestone and terra cotta. Who need that?

....that was barely maintained when it was occupied and then left to rot when it was finally abandoned by the owners. Per the article, 5 Beekman gave off the appearance of being occupied and likely occupied by the very wealthy. When could any empty property in Detroit say that? That's either a product of responsible owners or a city that would not put up with a blighted property standing open to the elements in a downtown area....either way, if it was in Detroit it'd have met the same fate as the Layfayette

**iheartthed** · June-17-10, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by bailey

....that was barely maintained when it was occupied and then left to rot when it was finally abandoned by the owners. Per the article, 5 Beekman gave off the appearance of being occupied and likely occupied by the very wealthy. When could any empty property in Detroit say that? That's either a product of responsible owners or a city that would not put up with a blighted property standing open to the elements in a downtown area....either way, if it was in Detroit it'd have met the same fate as the Layfayette

I think we have a winner.

[[But they wouldn't have paid for it to be demolished either.)

**rb336** · June-18-10, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

Yeah. The Lafayette was just an irreplaceable neo-classical office building by C. Howard Crane, covered in brick, limestone and terra cotta. Who need that?

it was a rather uninspired effort, esp. for that era