Throggs Neck house on pilings suffers partial collapse
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A house on Schurz Avenue, built on pilings in the water, was evacuated
after it was found to be sinking. A large number of cats were found at the
address Photo by Edwin Soto
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A house jutting out into the
East River suffered a partial
collapse.
The FDNY was summoned
at 2:26 p.m. on Sunday, July 21
to 2706 Schurz Avenue where
they responded to the collapse
of a house that was built on
pilings and sat mostly above
the water.
According to published
reports, neighbors said that
a least 20 cats were also removed
from the property.
They had called attention
to the condition of the pilings
for some time.
Since the property went
into foreclosure several years
ago there has been a host of
transients occupying the property.
The NYC Department of
Buildings, issued a full vacate
order on the property after the
FDNY requested inspection
of the house, according to reports.
“Pilings in the rear of the
house were compromised,
so gas and electric were shut
down, and it was turned
over to (DOB),” said a FDNY
spokesman, adding that there
were no injuries reported and
no one was transported for
medical care.
At the nearby Redwood
Club, which had an unobstructed
view of the collapsing
structure, several club members
who are FDNY personnel
received reports of the nearby
collapse, said Frank Kreidemaker,
who was at the club on
June 21.
“We went out and looked
at it and we could tell it was
not the way that it was,” said
Kreidemaker, adding that only
a small portion of the house,
the part near the entrance
(closest to the street) appears
to not be on pilings.
“The pilings must have
broken or something,” added
Kreidemaker, “You can see the
house just looks like it buckled
in the middle.”
According to DOB records,
emergency work has been ordered
as pilings have suffered
extreme structural compromise
and have partially collapsed.
The same complaint, issued
on Monday, July 22, stated the
rear of the building dropped
and the front is leaning towards
the center, with risk of
further collapse.
The house that was found to be collapsing into the water was closed to
occupancy, with dozens of pets removed. Photo by Edwin Soto
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