Landmarks Preservation Commission puts the brakes on planned demolition of 111 Noble St. in Greenpoint
Hands off that 1850s house.
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission put the brakes — at least for now — on a proposal by real estate investor Roei Paz to demolish a wood-frame home at 111 Noble St. in the Greenpoint Historic District and replace it with a taller residential building.
At a public hearing at the preservation agency’s Lower Manhattan headquarters on Tuesday, Muhammad Rahal, an engineer at Severud Associates, described flaws in the house’s condition. But in response to questioning by commissioners, Rahal said 111 Noble St. could be repaired, though its west wall would have to be replaced.
Rahal based his observations on a structural condition survey he did of the house.