December 29, 2014
Sandy-Ravaged Chelsea Building to Sprout New Apartments
A four-floor Chelsea building ravaged by Superstorm Sandy will be reborn as a new nine-unit residential building.
The walk-up building at 92 Eighth Avenue near 14th street has sat vacant and shrouded since the storm triggered the collapse of its front facade, revealing its interiors "like an open doll house." With all of its similarly furnished rooms exposed to onlookers, it was soon discovered the building operated as an illegal hotel catering to European travelers.
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