The Bancroft Building

The Death and Life of the Bancroft Building, 1896-2015

Since New York’s earliest days, church organizations have held a considerable amount of the city’s real estate, which they use not only for direct religious services, but also as a means of generating income. Over the past year, we witnessed the destruction of one of the oldest properties of the kind, as the 119 year old Bancroft Building has been reduced to a pile of red brick rubble.

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Bancroft Building

YIMBY Today

3 West 29th Street [Curbed]: Interior demolition of the Bancroft Building, at 3 West 29th Street, is currently underway; completion is expected “within six to eight months.” HFZ Capital’s plans for the site remain vague, but…

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