Kalahari Begins Deconstructing Before Construction is Done

The Kalahari, whose construction I have lovingly chronicled through the last couple of years, began self-destructing Thursday afternoon (check out my fine Photoshop skills in that Gothamist article).  A three-story high chunk of the exterior wall on the 115th St. building peeled away and fell on the Harlem Market below.  By Thursday night a demolition crew had started removing the remainder of the wall's exterior.  The crew is just about done removing the exterior of the 116th St. building today.  There's more pictures in this Flickr set.

Comments

[Greg]

Wow, hopefully it's quick to fix the problem. While arguably an eyesore, I think that the building is important for the neighborhood.

[Marie C.]

It does sort of make me wonder if this was due to "cutting corners" and what else might be wrong with the building.

[Joe]

I imagine the Department of Buildings will be taking a close look at everything in the building now.