Throggs Neck house on pilings suffers partial collapse
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.
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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
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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