111 First Street Rubble Remains

The only thing that remains of the old warehouse at 111 First Street is piles of rubble waiting to be cleared.

111 First Street: Gone

The warehouse at 111 First Street has been reduced to a pile of rubble.

111 First Street: A few Bricks Still Standing

Little remains of the former warehouse at 111 First Street. The last bit of western walls along Warren Street are still up, but those will soon be gone as well.

111 First Street Teardown Nears the End

The 111 First Street warehouse is nearing the end of the destruction stage.



From Washington Street looking west toward the remains of the warehouse.





The north west corner of the building with the Trump Tower rising in the background:

111 First Street

From Washington Street, a historic stone foundation has been revealed.



From Washington street looking west:

111 First Street

The removal of the warehouse at 111 First Street continues:

111 First Street

The demolition continues at 111 First Street.



Looking west along First Street, there is still a whole lot of 111 First Street yet to come down.



Rem Koolhaus recently announced plans for the tower that is to replace 111 First Street. Now owners of the Butler Brothers warehouse, seen in the background, are looking to build a tower of their own.



Along Washington Street, the facade has been removed:





The western end of the building:



From Washington Street, the south east corner has been removed:

Destruction of 111 First

With all the talk of the Koolhaas proposal, it almost seems as if folks have forgotten about the fact that 111 First street is still a building. Or at least half a building.



At the corner of Washington and First Streets:



Looking west from Washington Street



The powerhouse looms over what remains of the 111 First Street Warehouse.

111 First Street Demolition

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Looking west from Washington Street towards the shell of the old 111 First Street warehouse:



Northern view from Washington Street with Athena Tower behind:



Looking directly west from Washington:

111 First Street: The Video

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In our first ever video entry, we present the on going demolition of 111 First Street:

111 First Street Demolition

It seems we overlooked this photo of 111 First looking down Bay Street earlier in the week. Its fairly unremarkable for now, except that soon the building will have been removed and that sort of change is interesting.

111 First Street Demolition

From Washington Street looking west down Bay Street:



From Washington with Athena on the right:



From Washington looking West:

111 First Street

Looking west from Washington Street along Bay Street:



What remains of the Washington Street facade, with Athena in the background:

111 First Street

Less is left of this building every day.



Note that in the lower portion of the picture, the bricks are stacked neatly. These bricks should be making an appearance on the new 111 First Street.

Going, Going, Gone

111 First has been rapidly deconstructed.




The building facade along washington Street sits in a pile of rubble, albeit a blurry photo.

111 First Street Coming Down

Usually we're photographing buildings as they go up. But of course, 111 First needs to first come down before something can go up. A whole floor was removed this week.



Looking along First Street.



The smell of mildew still permeated the air even though workers had not been on the job for hours.



Despite all the debate about preserving the building, there really is only one element of the building worth saving: