There have been many rumors regarding the proposed purpose of the restoration of the Liberty Street School. This Saturday you will have a chance to hear for yourselves what the real deal is by attending a discussion held at 55 Liberty Street from 12:30-1:30pm. According to the flyer there will be 26 residential units, and 2 commercial spaces. To RSVP, contact info@thegreenseptember.com.
Leave a Reply
2 Comment
Recent Articles
April 30th 2020, This IS Newburgh from Ruedi Hofmann on Vimeo. Sadly, Ruedi Hofmann, Ann Stratton, and their family is leaving Newburgh. They have done some amazing projects while they were here, one of my favorites being Pivotal Newburgh. Their neighbors are going to miss them too. On April 30th they got a text from […]
Photo by Newburgh photographer Walt. Add your own photos depicting city life to the Newburgh Restoration Flickr pool to be used on the blog, or email me. **Flickr users please do not forget to remove disabling of downloading of pictures otherwise, I can’t use them** Please do not take photos for your own use without consulting the photographer.
Photo by Newburgh photographer TeeJay Melvin. Add your own photos depicting city life to the Newburgh Restoration Flickr pool to be used on the blog, or email me. **Flickr users please do not forget to remove disabling of downloading of pictures otherwise, I can’t use them** Please do not take photos for your own use without consulting the photographer.
The Newburgh Community Land Bank is accepting RFP’s for 102-104 Washington Street. A vacant shell that is just around the corner from the Liberty Street corridor and Washington’s Headquarters. This is an exciting opportunity to bring another building back to life in this central corridor. According to the Land Bank: The goal is to encourage […]
One of the most believable rumors is that the city is quick to unload the property onto Bluestone so they aren't stuck with the liability of the asbestos. The city knew about the asbestos all along. The second part of that rumor is that Bluestone will claim- after they gain title- that it's not financially feasible to remediate and restore the school and will have it razed. Bluestone has a history that anyone can look up on the internet that should raise red flags.
One of the most believable rumors is that the city is quick to unload the property onto Bluestone so they aren't stuck with the liability of the asbestos. The city knew about the asbestos all along. The second part of that rumor is that Bluestone will claim- after they gain title- that it's not financially feasible to remediate and restore the school and will have it razed. Bluestone has a history that anyone can look up on the internet that should raise red flags.