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  "description": "I saw new scaffolding going up around the iconic, and now derelict, Bossert Hotel building in Brooklyn Heights. According to Brooklyn Bridge Parents, the new scaffolding is going up so that new new owner, SomeraRoad, which bought the building for $100 million in 2025, can begin work on the facade (I have lost track of how many times it has been sold since the Jehovah's Witnesses gave it up). More interestingly, Brooklyn Bridge Parents reports that \"[i]nterior demolition begins in April or […]",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T01:05:25.000Z",
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    "Brooklyn Bridge Parents",
    "photo I took of a Cybertruck"
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  "textContent": "I saw new scaffolding going up around the iconic, and now derelict, Bossert Hotel building in Brooklyn Heights. According to Brooklyn Bridge Parents, the new scaffolding is going up so that new new owner, SomeraRoad, which bought the building for $100 million in 2025, can begin work on the facade (I have lost track of how many times it has been sold since the Jehovah’s Witnesses gave it up). More interestingly, Brooklyn Bridge Parents reports that “[i]nterior demolition begins in April or May, with exterior restoration later this year.” It adds that “[a] new restaurant is planned for the ground floor…” There have been many “false starts” regarding the Bossert in recent years, but I have my fingers crossed that SomeraRoad will actually undertake and complete the planned work. You can see the side of the Bossert under the old scaffolding in a photo I took of a Cybertruck.",
  "title": "Bossert Hotel Work in Brooklyn Heights (March 2026)"
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