Historic Preservation Vs. Transit Hub In NYC

"Even by the standards of New York City, one of the earliest settlements in North America, 282 years is a long time. That is how long the Collegiate Church Corporation has owned the land where the Corbin Building sits at 11 John Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan... [The] land and the building will be taken by eminent domain (along with three other buildings owned by the church) for the new Fulton Street Transit Center. Originally all four buildings were to be demolished, but after a community tussle, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority agreed to incorporate the basement and first floor of the Corbin Building, built in 1888-89, into the design of the station and to leave the rest of the edifice intact.

The work will turn the Fulton Street subway station into a $750 million transit center with six subway lines and retail and office space. It is already behind schedule and has been scaled back because of budget constraints."