Two years after a fatal parking collapse in the low Manhattan affirmed a life, the owners of the property are moving to tear down a neighboring apartment building, according to the city records.
Jeffrey Henick, co -owner of the old garage in 57 Ann St., presented permits this week to the New York City buildings to demolish a four -story mixed use structure in 55 Ann St., said Crain’s First.
The building includes three residential and retail units on the ground floor, is next to the site where the garage once worked.
Records confirmed by the post indicate that Henick and his brother Alan acquired property 55 Ann St. for $ 3.7 million in 2014. The brothers also seem to have controlled the adjacent 57 Ann St. Lot since 1989 through a company of a company after the management.
The garage in 57 Ann St. became the center of attention in April 2023, when the structure of almost a century overturned, killed its 59 -year -old manager, to the future grandfather Willis Moore, and hurting another five.
The incident led the city officials to order the complete demolition of the garage and issue an evacuation notice for the adjacent building 55 Ann St.
Mixed property tenants have not returned, they thought that a partial lifting of the order last year allowed an electrician to access the site, according to the data of the buildings department.
The records of the agencies also list two unresolved violations linked to the structural damage of the garage collapse.
The disaster reverberated beyond Ann Street, causing a broader city inspection campaign aimed at aged parking facilities.
One of those properties, a 220 E. Ninth St. garage in East Village, is now scheduled for residential redevelopment.
What the Henicks intend to do with their two plots of Ann Street, located between Nassau and William streets in the financial district, remains uncertain. No additional construction applications have emerged in the city’s records.
The publication has communicated with Jeffrey Henick to comment.
The consequences of the collapse of 2023 have also interrupted lives beyond the immediate vicinity.
A family of five that resides in a residential building of Ann Street of 12 nearby units, found their lives greatly after being displaced indefinitely.
The Cohen family, as the post reported in 2024, moved to a house with a surround porch in Westfield, NJ, while his car was lost, his other belongings arose without qualifying, offering a small silver coating in the middle of the legitimate division.
