Guttman: Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off To Court He Goes

Remember Joshua Guttman? Waterfront Brooklyn's least favorite developer will be heading to court soon to face a whopping 434 criminal charges for repeatedly blowing off the city's requests to fix numerous problems at the Greenpoint Terminal Market in 2006, before much of the historic industrial complex was engulfed in flames. At $5,000 a pop, that means the developer could be shelling out over $2 million in fines. Let's hope that the District Attorney's office can send a message that the DOB's ~~toothless~~ slaps on the wrist have not. A pre-trial conference is set for February 16. As for what lies in store for the GTP, the latest plans call for 2,500 condo units in five buildings ranging in heights from 15 to 40 floors and a doubling in size of the park that exists there now. In total, the development would consist of about 2.5 to 3 million square feet. While we're on the topic, be sure to check out a beautiful Flickr photo set of the Greenpoint Terminal Market taken by amy.bee.
No End to Greenpoint Terminal Controversy [The Real Deal]
Joshua Guttman: The Real Slim Shady [Brownstoner]
Photo by mercurialn

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Maybe the court house will mysteriously burn down right before the verdict is handed down

Posted by: Anon at February 5, 2007 10:21 AM

2 mil ? That's it ?

Manolo! Schoot da piece a chit

Posted by: eletricgreek at February 5, 2007 10:22 AM

"toothless slaps on the wrist"?

Posted by: mixedmetaphor at February 5, 2007 10:29 AM

Park? WHAT PARK? There is no park there. And if they mean the slice of green at the bottom of Greenpoint Ave, you can't even go there. it's been fenced in for years.

Posted by: coneykooky at February 5, 2007 10:38 AM

when is he going to go to court to face arson charges?

Posted by: Anonymous at February 5, 2007 11:06 AM

look out, his pants are on fire!

Posted by: liar! liar! at February 5, 2007 12:56 PM

It's not arson if you burn your own building down as long as it's not to collect insurance. If he collects insurance, he's committed a crime. If it was to skirt historic preservation laws and finally put an end to the racking-up of fines, it's heroic. As far as I can tell, he practically had no choice but to burn them down, build condos, and pay off the city.

Posted by: Jeremy at February 5, 2007 3:37 PM

if he were a black man he'd be in rikers on his way to sing sing, wonder why he hasn't been convicted?

Posted by: Anonymous at February 5, 2007 7:20 PM

Jeremy...Jeremy...you're a jerk, Jeremy.

Posted by: Anonymous at February 5, 2007 7:56 PM

jeremy, do you have a brother named joshua?

Posted by: Anonymous at February 5, 2007 9:51 PM

Don't be surprised when he tells the Judge that some poor Polish immigrant is to blame.

Posted by: QuestionsMan at February 6, 2007 9:13 AM

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February 5, 2007

Guttman: Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off To Court He Goes

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