Excerpts from APP with my comments
"With help from about 90 pounds of explosives, the 130-foot-tall, 60-
foot-wide structure on Kingsley Street between Third and Fourth
avenues will come crashing down. Thousands of people are expected to
watch, and television cameras will be on hand to capture the
building's downfall."
But an even bigger building will go up in its place. Bigger than
most realize.
"It's over. It's finally over, Councilman James Bruno said
Wednesday."
As Yogi said Jimbo, it ain't over till its over.
"It's been nothing but frustration. It's the last remnant of the
failed redevelopment."
Yes it is, but are the decaying hulks now on a waterfront a symbol
of a successful redevelopment?
"It's been a gargantuan effort to get to this point, said Dean
Geibel, the managing partner of Metro Homes."
You're not over the finish line yet Dean. There might be a little
difficulty actually being able to build the Esperanza.
"I hope that thousands of people will watch it come down, said
Councilman John Loffredo, who will push the button to start the
implosion."
This is the most ironic part of the story. John campaigned (when the
WRP was being negotiated) to demolish C-8, and as part of the
Planning Board, recommended that it be demolished rather than
reused. The PB and Johnny went even further recommending that no one
be able to rebuild on the site higher than the height limitations
for the rest of the waterfront (3, 4 and 8 stories). The WRP infact
adopted the latter but permitted rebuilding. John posed with C-8 for
TCN vowing to have it demolished and even went on the radio (Asbury
Radio) stating his opinions, including that anything built on the
site taller than the height limitations would stick out like a sore
thumb. John has now done an about face. Not his first and not his
last. Some of us still care about the truth. The only way to
determine if the WRP REALLY allows C-8 to be rebuilt is to have a
full hearing of the facts before the court. I'll be glad to see C-8
come down and the Esperanza to go up, but the latter only if it is
done legally. The WRP must be amended.
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