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Community board reviews plan to demolish and rebuild 139 Thompson Street; preservationists seek independent engineering review
Summary
The Manhattan Community Board Landmarks Committee heard a presentation from the applicant that described extensive structural failure at 139 Thompson Street and a proposal to demolish and reconstruct a six‑story residential building that replicates the twin at 137 Thompson; Village Preservation urged the board to require independent engineering verification before endorsing demolition.
The Manhattan Community Board Landmarks Committee on Jan. (date not specified) heard an application to demolish the existing structure at 139 Thompson Street and replace it with a six‑story residential building that, the applicant said, would replicate the historic twin at 137 Thompson.
The applicant’s representative, Richard Ontatina of EDG, told the committee the building is in severe structural distress and described temporary shoring: “This building is filled with about 750 to 1000 jack posts, because the the entire structure is really failing,” he said, and warned that the joists have slipped from the masonry and the condition could lead to “a pancake collapse.” Ontatina said the project team consulted the Department of Buildings’ forensic unit and received a CCD 1 determination requiring the use of the new code, which the applicant said supports demolition and rebuilding under the 2022 code.
Why it matters: The proposal asks the board to weigh a demolition in a designated historic district. The applicant…
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