Trump SoHo Project Is on Hold After Discovery of Human Remains
12-15-06 - North America — , New York
The city yesterday ordered developer Donald Trump to stop work on the SoHo lot where he plans to build a 45-story condo hotel after contractors uncovered human remains believed to be more than a century old.
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Since the 1960s, the underdeveloped stretch along Varick Street between Spring and Dominick streets has been the site of a fallow parking lot. Demolition and excavation work began recently on the site to make room for the 413-unit project, a collaboration between Mr. Trump and Bayrock Development, the Sapir Organization, and Zar Realty Management. They have been awaiting permits from the city that would allow above-ground construction to begin.
A local bar owner who opposes the project, Rip Hayman, said the site was once known to contain the largest African Methodist Episcopal church in the city. It was attacked during the Civil War-era draft riots, he said.
"The least Trump should do for the community is make a memorial to the difficult history on our block," Mr. Hayman said yesterday in an e-mail message. "
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