Reaction from the media, architecture experts, and the historical preservation community was swift and intense. Destroying the sole complete example of ku-ts'o architecture appeared completely absurd, avoidable by the construction of an underpass.
然而，擁有近二百年歷史的林安泰古厝，被學者專家們認為是台北市碩果僅存的幾棟古厝中，唯一完整且富代表性的四合院民宅建築；而它在東區座落的地點，在台北盆地開拓史上，也有重要的歷史意義。