Raw video: FDNY fights fire in cottages built on apartment roof
Raw video above and below by Truest and more video from RooftopsNYC of a somewhat unusual fire yesterday handled by FDNY in the East Village. These are homes built on top of an apartment building.
There’s a fire at the rooftop cottage at the corner of East 13th Street and 3rd Avenue. Recently deemed the ultimate NYC home, the cottage was just taken off the market and is in contract for around $4.5 million.
A resident in the building told us she was in her kitchen and heard someone running down the street saying: “Dude, it’s on fire! I’m not shitting you.”
The cottages on top of the building at 203 E. 13th St. caught fire around 3:45 p.m., the FDNY told CBS2.
The building is located at the northeast corner of 13th Street and Third Avenue. The Corcoran Real Estate Group showed a penthouse recently up for sale in the building for $4.44 million.
The building, known as Pear Tree Place, has portions dating back to 1865 and is also home to the original Kiehl’s beauty supply store on the ground floor, according to the Corcoran Group.
