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More_Garlic_ t1_je64qw5 wrote

Reply to comment by OptimusSublime in Some Guy Bought the Flatiron Building and Didn’t Pay for It by Keikobad

I mean, it's covered with scaffolding, so not even worth a photo right now.

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_Faucheuse_ t1_je6aspr wrote

And will be covered in scaffolding for a long time. Brick and mortar buildings are a reason the scaffolds are up, barring new construction. Repointing a building that size is a huge undertaking and a long ass process. and that's just the exterior... I'd hafta be paid good money to see what is behind those walls and above the ceilings inside the place. Construction during the turn of the 19th century was using all sorts of materials that today we know are just a big old stew of cancer.

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Pterodactylic t1_je6nrau wrote

I can't remember the last time it wasn't covered in scaffolding, I'm not in that part of town that much but I don't think I've seen the bare structure in the last 5 years.

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