What’s Up With 140 Degraw Street?

When we first passed by this unconventional work-in-progress on Degraw Street at Tiffany Place we assumed it was a piece of new construction. Looking at the photo from a couple of years ago on Property Shark, however, makes it clear that it’s merely an alteration of an existing brick rowhouse, a fact which is confirmed by DOB filings. And what an alteration it is: The house couldn’t have been much more than 3,000 square feet originally and now it’s been supersized to 6,600 square feet. Anyone know how the developerwho’s creating six residential unitswas able to build this much with a 2.43 FAR?
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Feb 06, 2012 | 12:32 PM