Red Hook residents fear historic warehouse will be demolished
Some Red Hook residents fear that the neighborhood’s historic S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse at 595-611 Smith St. may be demolished because they have seen workers on the roof. Developer Meyer Chetrit has reportedly bought the building, emptied out the structure and removed part of the roof in preparation for building a new apartment complex on the site, according to Brownstoner.
Our own Lore Croghan also discussed this building in a recent Eye On Real Estate column.