It appears that any thought of the Fire Patrol coming back to life is over.
Kenny Pogan reports that he happened to pass by Patrol 2's old house yesterday and, much to his surprise, the door was open.
In short, he was talking to an only-recently terminated member of the Patrol (a Patrolman) and a Real Estate Agent who, we believe, represented the firm CB Richard Ellis Real Estate.
The ex-Patroleo told Kenny that ALL the rigs were sold all together to one buyer, and the Real Estate agent said that all three houses were on the market for "$5Million and up, each..." (but there is some doubt that #1's house will fetch that much. Number 2's house seems to be the "gem" of the bunch).
Inside, #2's house appeared in VERY good shape and, with the rig not being there and no gear hanging up, you'd think that the company was out on a run.
While there, a local restaurateur came by and asked the agent specific questions about the house and the price. He indicated that he is VERY INTERESTED in buying the property (even at the $5M price tag) and rebuilding the insides to be used as a another restaurant and one apartment upstairs for himself.
There is still a lot of Patrol "memorabilia" in the house, so if anyone has any hooks with the NY Board of Fire Underwriters they may be able to salvage some. However, the Memorial plaques inside the house are gone, as is the plaque outside the house dedicated to Keith Roma, who died at the WTC. It's unknown what happen to them, but the fellow from the Patrol said that they were there, "....two weeks ago".
An end to a true NYC era.....
