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Current conditions of the 73-99 Empire Boulevard site

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The existing site is largely underutilized and in poor condition, with most of the property vacant and showing signs of neglect. Only one active use currently exists on the site.

One-story vacant building with graffiti and posters
A laundromat is the only active use on the site
Poor sidewalk conditions along Empire Boulevard and McKeever Place
Overgrown vegetation in some areas, particularly at Sullivan Place and McKeever Place
The site is generally in a state of disrepair and urban decay

Eli Gewirtz

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So as you can see the site in the foreground here with the Abbotsfield Apartments immediately behind it.

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It's a one story vacant building.

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There's posters on it, graffiti.

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This is a view of the site along Empire Boulevard.

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Here's moving further east along the development site with the one with the laundry mat which is the only active use in the development site currently.

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Here taking you along the sidewalk condition along Empire Boulevard, giving you a sense of the current condition at the site.

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Here taking you around the McIver Place frontage of the site, looking at the sidewalk condition along McKeever Place looking north.

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Here you can see more of a zoomed out view of the current building along McKeever Place.

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Here you can see wrapping around the northwest corner of the site which is overgrown vegetation here at Sullivan Place and McIver Place.

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And now, the sidewalk here along Sullivan Place which is the northern portion of the site.

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And here's the back of that one story vacant building along Sullivan Place.

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