DOB Audits Controversial Proposed Homeless Shelter

The Department of Building intends to revoke the permit it issued in March to allow the owner of 165 West 9th Street to convert the 10-unit apartment building for use as a homeless shelter for 170 men, according to a press release put out today by The Coalition for Carroll Gardens, which opposes the plan. The DOB sent letters to the owners and to local politicians informing them of its intent to issue a stop work order against the owner if compelling evidence to the contrary was not presented by May 31. However, a stop work order has not yet been issued against the property, according to DOB records. The DOB conducted an audit last month and found the filing for the alteration was incomplete, among other problems. Meanwhile, the Coalition for Carroll Gardens’ case against the City has been dismissed because it is “premature,” in the words of CCG because the City does not yet have a written contract with the shelter operator. The Scarano-designed building was never occupied because of problems with the DOB.
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