Opening day at the North Avenue Church recently leased by Yankees Pitcher Mariano Riviera was postponed when work was halted over asbestos concerns. Shortly after cleanup work began word came down about possible asbestos problems in the building.
After about 30 minutes, the DPW crews assembled to work at the location were instructed to leave the area as New Rochelle police officers erected barriers to the entrance to the church.
The City of New Rochelle do not respond to requests for further information.
The building remains closed at this time.
UPDATE: City of New Rochelle Spokesperson Kathy Gilwit responded the following day, “Regarding the asbestos, the City was going begin the cleanup and stopped to conduct a test to make sure there is no issue.”
Structural Analysis – North Avenue Church
It wasn’t “as is”?
It wasn’t “as is”?
That would be pretty standard contract language in a situation (dilapidated building) like this.
Sometimes a good thing really isn’t so good!
Why is the city cleaning up the building? I thought we shed ourselves of further expenses at the property?
Sometimes a good thing really isn’t so good!
Just for a dollar in the collection basket
It’s amazing what a dollar can get these days. Seems like the taxpayers are always on the short end of these woundeful deals that are made.
Just asking…
If you sold or rented your property, wouldn’t you clean out your building before the new owner/tenant takes over?
I don’t see where this article implies that the city is doing Mariano’s reconstruction. However, I’m sure the removal of Asbestos is part of the real estate deal.
It wasn’t “as is”?
It wasn’t “as is”?
That would be pretty standard contract language in a situation (dilapidated building) like this.