PHOTOS: Brooklyn Heights Library comes down, section by section
A sign of changing times, the much-contested demolition of the Brooklyn Heights Library building at 280 Cadman Plaza West is well underway. Much of the second floor is down already, and another section disappears with each passing day.
Demolition must be completed before developer Hudson Companies can pull a new building permit, which will allow it to begin construction of a 36-story luxury residential tower on the site.
The new tower will house a modernized 26,620-square-foot library, 133 condominium units, two retail spaces on Clinton Street, and a STEM lab to be operated by the NYC Department of Education. While the new library will be smaller than the current one, the city says its functional area will be increased.