Pearl Street Updates: What Will Be Left?
From The Committee for the Preservation of Historic Pearl Street
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Update – 11/05/07
213 Pearl Street
Demolition is expected to begin on Tues. Nov. 6th at 213 Pearl Street, though a detail in the permitting process for the project may postpone the work. It does not appear that owner, The Lam Group will plan to rebuild the facades of 213 and 215 Pearl Street, which was the original vision of Rockrose Development. Lower Manhattan officials are currently in discussions with representatives for the hotel developer.
An AP story on 213 Pearl Street: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_on_re_us/world_trade_relic
211 Pearl Street
There is also concern about whether proper precautions will take place to protect the the facade at 211 Pearl Street, which is owned by Rockrose Development. The structure, supported by a steel-framed shadow box, will be left free standing, with demolition and heavy construction work on the immediate block over the coming months. A project manager at the Department of Transportation felt confident that the facade would be secure, especially since wind currents on the block flow north to south, and through the open side of the structure.
Brickwork symbol
There is no progress on dating the brickwork symbol from 211 Pearl Street. Contractors who may have worked on the wall can not be located. A new round of tests by Testwell Labs will try to extract core samples from between the bricks for a more thorough analysis. But in the end, scientific methods may be unreliable, since it could not be confirmed whether the mortar from these reused bricks is from its original or second use.