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Back in June 2012 I did a bit of research about this forlorn building on 125th just across Park Avenue from MetroNorth.

http://clocktowertenants.com/2012/06/slow-motion-demolition.html

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The Mount Morris Bank Building was very cool in its day and I feared it might be lost to demolition.

In the 1890’s it looked like this:

Cornell University Library

A major fire one century later left it like this:

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But now there’s good news!

A developer has been found and $17 million raised, and the building is rising once again.

It was originally built in 1883-84, a kind of Harlem cousin to our ClockTower.

Called the “Corn Exchange” since 1913, it is receiving LEEDS certified yellow insulation and copper cornices, quality touches that imply a classy finish.

When completed later this year it will offer new retail and office space in the heart of Harlem 

with immediate access to public transportation.

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http://www.thecornexchangeharlem.com/

Stay tuned for the grand opening. 

You bet I’m going!

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