[7] The infamous vacant lot was the result of a 1968 proposal from the Board of Education that called for the clearing of 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) surrounding P.S.

[8] This left an almost completely vacant lot stretching between Fifth to Fourth Avenue, from Baltic across Butler and halfway to Douglass Street.

[13] In 2022 the Key Food at 120 Fifth Avenue was demolished[14] and the property is currently being redeveloped by the William Macklowe Company and Senlac Ridge Partners.

Estimated completion of the project is 2024[17] On the other side of Butler Street, seeds of redevelopment were planted as far back as 2003, when Fourth Avenue was rezoned, allowing for much taller buildings.

[19] SBLM Architects designed the new school with elements that recall the Flemish Renaissance style, to pay homage to the original structure.

[21] Four years later, permits were filed for the demolition of three more townhouses in the adjacent lots, to be replaced by a twelve-story, 32-unit luxury apartment building.