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The arches are all that's left of Arthur Wood's creation at the top of his Clinton Hill building. Known as "Broken Angel", it used to look like a lot different as recently as 2007 -- an extra 50 feet of wooden beams, ladders and stained glass soaring into the air.

After a fire, the Department of Buildings ordered the structure torn down, saying it was unsafe and built without proper permits. Now the agency is taking Wood to court this week to get the rest of the arches taken down.

"They wanted to make an example of me. And they proceeded and they're still doing that," said Wood.

But the DOB is not the most pressing problem Wood faces right now. It's his bank, which is ready to foreclose on the property Friday. The bank stopped lending money to Wood to renovate his place and he's since defaulted on a $1.8 million loan.

"I think the majority of money was wasted," said Wood.

Wood says he's not to blame. He points to developer Shaun Andersen for much of the waste. Andersen came on board in the spring of 2007, and helped secure financing so Wood could comply with the city's demands for demolition and repair work. In exchange, he got joint ownership of "Broken Angel." Together, the two planned to make the building into condos, artists studios and community space.

"Shaun Andersen showed up initially when I was in dire straits and promised me a number of things which we have on film and it didn't come out that way," said Wood.

"There's a budget. He signed the budget. He was very well aware of what the budget is," said Andersen.

Now the two are not talking to each other, and both need to show up in court to fight the foreclosure.

"We're both equally responsible for the success of the project which is why I can't secure new financing unless I have him on board for it and he's not interested," said Andersen.

Wood says he wants to proceed on his own. He's even handling his own legal work. What he says would be ideal is to get his building back and return living there.

"I'd like it back the way it was," said Wood.

Though the city would never allow that now. A place where he and his wife lived for 28 years. A building so unusual, comedian Dave Chappelle featured it in his 2006 movie "Block Party."

It's future, however, may now rest on the auction block.