How did it get to that point. It was abandoned post-covid when the bar couldn't operate... my gripe is always with luxery rentals, condos because people won't own land, but a piece of a building... New money coming in, and rent is crazy, and getting crazier.

Literally a functioning bar pre-covid with housing being occupied. Post covid boomed demolishing work, and I swear a new house was being built on every block, which are owned by people who won't live their, and artificially inflate rent prices.

Exactly, contractors would rather pay the taxes on property for years until the city finally grants them money to tear down a building and building their shitty "out of style in 5 years" condos.

I get it, but I seen all the people I grew up with bave to move to irvington or east orange, or stay in the projects that is slowly being condemned. While richer people are moving in, owning houses they won't live in, while artificially inflating rent prices...

yea, the building across was knocked down a few months ago. Luxury Rentals being built behind Fornos, condos across river Bank Park, the building where the clock on Ferry is just about finished with demo, and the building next to lexington ave finished its demo a while back. + Shaq's apartment complex in the BG is almost finished. It's crazy out here. hate to see it.