ie, the building across the st. from the Excelsior bike shop that looks like a thai restaurant, but is never open and has had the same piece of paper (that says "yard sale") taped to its front door for at least a year--
anyone know what that is?
Also, anyone buying the "deliveries" building anytime soon?
The Deliveries building, 681 Franklin.
...I'll need additional help figuring out the yard sale building.
The deliveries building facade is so cool looking. I miss the street art wood panel that used to be up there. I think someone took it. That store would look awesome left in tact but touched up a bit. Love the gate too.
The building is pretty hollow.
I.E. If I remember correctly, I am pretty sure the roof has partially collapsed, along with the floors. The curtains, somehow, survive. ...the picture I found is likely a few years old.
If this building is bought and put back into use, it will likely get much taller. I am not certain the facade would be kept.
^ the roof has definitely caved in, you can see trees growing inside it, and the little bit of structural knowledge i learned makes me think that it's a total teardown.
Not to state the obvious, but the spray painted box with the X in it means the whole damn thing is structurally unsound. Any building with an X will not be entered upon by firefighters -they'll just let the place burn down. It serves as a warning by the DOB.
It might not be a total teardown if there are advantages to making it an "alteration".
As I understand it, such a designation means the builders have to keep some parts of the structure, which allows them certain benefits in terms of being exempt from some parts of the modern building codes.
I do love those clever architects 
FDNY Vacant Building Fires guide. See page 2 for specific marking meanings. It's a shame "DELIVERIES" building is in such bad shape. That storefront would be amazing to rehab.
No roof? No problem. The new rentals on Rogers also had no roof.
The X in a box in practice often means there is no floor.
What business occupied the "deliveries" storefront?
yard sale is between prospect and st., marks. not across from excelsior. is it open on weekends?
^ believe i saw the door open once last spring.
It seemed like a great idea for a store-- nice and affordable second-hand furniture, like you'd find on craigslist, but all consolidated in one place. All of the stuff is still in there, but yeah, I haven't seen the place open in about a year. Now with yet another café opening on that block, and rosco's and mayfield around the corner, seems like time to give it another shot!
I assume that whoever owns "yardsale", also owns the building.
I do wonder why they have not listed the space with a real estate agent.
There's a nice secondhand furniture store in Park Slope, at something like 5th and 15th.
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