740 Park Ave. Fire: Madoff Associate's Apartment Burns, Billionaires Evacuated

[LiberalElite]

http://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/740-park-avenue-famous-luxury-apartment-complex-fire-0

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LENOX HILL, MANHATTAN — Fire struck the apartment of Ezra Merkin, former associate to Brooklyn money crook Bernie Madoff, in the luxury co-op building at 740 Park Avenue late Wednesday afternoon. The building is an Art Deco masterpiece and home to some of the richest and most powerful people in the world.

Two firefighters were injured fighting the blaze.

A source with knowledge of the fire's impact told Patch the 6th floor unit where the fire occurred belongs to Merkin. The source said all residents have been evacuated, and Merkin's apartment is severely damaged.
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[In_The_Wind]

1. Are there any innocent victims?

Like cats, kittens, puppies ...

[LiberalElite]

2. I'd consider roaches to be innocent victims vs. this guy nt

[Renew Deal]

5. 31 Apartments

Let's be smarter than cheering on people losing their homes or worse.

[Sanity Claws]

10. Losing their homes?

I think you are forgetting that these fuckers have multiple residences and will not end up on the street.

[Renew Deal]

11. You know everyone that lives in that building?

A lot of buildings have mandatory low income housing, though I doubt this one does.

[Sanity Claws]

13. You don't know NYC

Each unit in the building is worth several millions. There are no mandated affordable housing units.
I suggest that you read the Wikipedia entry.
It is a coop building which means there is a coop board that has to approve all sales. Combine that with the multi-million dollar price tag for each unit and you end up with a very exclusive building.

[Renew Deal]

14. So?

Go on

[Renew Deal]

3. What about children?

What is wrong with some people here?

[In_The_Wind]

7. ..." The source said all residents have been evacuated "

[Renew Deal]

9. How do you feel about that?

[In_The_Wind]

12. Madoff robbed us and our entire family. I don't wish bad things for him or his associates.

Karma is enough.

[Renew Deal]

15. What about the other 30 apartments?

[Hekate]

16. You mean like the two injured firefighters?

[In_The_Wind]

17. Yup. Like those two. It's a shame anyone was hurt.

[markpkessinger]

4. David Koch's address! n/t

[LiberalElite]

6. I attended a couple of anti-Koch demos outside of that bldg

it's pretty boring looking IMHO.

[markpkessinger]

8. All about 740 Park Avenue . . .

[rug]

18. tragic