That's interesting, considering I lived above the Sundry (by myself) 2001-2002, and there was only one apartment above the Sundry. I wonder how I missed you. You couldnt have been there but perhaps one or 2 months in the beginning of 01.
If early reports are correct that it starTed in my old apartment (14 1/2 A), I would be interested to see the full report. That apartment in no way shape or form met fire codes at that time. It might IR might not have changed, I canot testify to that. Inadequate heating an an odd layout contributed to the need for space heaters, and it was complete run down dump.
made me think of a Seinfeld episode I saw recently, Kramer is trying to get the gang to support a "Mom and Pop" store in the neighborhood that repairs shoes because they are getting run out of business by big corporate competitors and Kramer thinks its important for the neighborhood to support local businesses.
While taking Jerry's sneakers in to be cleaned Kramer notices loose electrical wires hanging from the ceiling and says they need to get that fixed. The old couple says its been like that for 40 years but agree to call someone to take a look at it. The inspector then comes and tells them their store isn't up to code and that they can't open it again until they fix it.
The couple doesn't have the funds to get their shop up to code so after 40 years in business they are forced to close, not because of corporate competition, but because of Kramer. Hilarity ensues.
I'm afraid a lot of of the buildings in and around Court St., and probably many of the houses off campus, fall into the same catch-22 that the Mom and Pop shoe store were in, ticking time bombs of disrepair that if forced to be brought up to code would be shut down for good.