City Vacates 10-Unit Illegal Loft in Greenpoint
The city has evicted residents of 10 apartments in a factory at 249 Norman Avenue in Greenpoint, citing safety concerns because the building has only one exit and no fire escape. Although the building is technically a factory with no legal residential units, a building department spokesman said the tenants can move in as soon…
The city has evicted residents of 10 apartments in a factory at 249 Norman Avenue in Greenpoint, citing safety concerns because the building has only one exit and no fire escape. Although the building is technically a factory with no legal residential units, a building department spokesman said the tenants can move in as soon as the owner, United Realty Corporation, corrects the problem, reported the Brooklyn Paper.
The landlord appears disinclined to do that, according to the story. Some of the tenants are immigrants and at least one couple is expecting a baby. The eviction came after years of inaction from the city, and it happened on the same day the D.A. announced arrests in widespread building department and HPD bribery schemes.
City Evicts Tenants From Greenpoint Lofts It Long Ignored [BK Paper]
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City is willing to allow squatters to live in an illegally converted building when it suits them; How convenient