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May 14, 2007
Salvation Postponed: SWO Still in Place at Sanctuary
Despite the fact that The Sanctuary development at 264 Cumberland in Fort Greene has had a Stop Work Order on it since the beginning of the year, the developers have continued to buy Google ads promoting the conversion. The conversion of the former church and adjoining townhouse looks pretty straightforward so we were curious about what the hold up could be about. Turns out it has something to do with the man who's brought you so many other Stop Work Orders: Scarano. Given that a church does lend itself to the creation of mezzanine spaces, this isn't really that surprising, is it? GMAP P*Shark DOB
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is the empty lot next door connected to this?
cause there was a truck working there this morning.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 14, 2007 3:16 PM
Yes, a shared garden space that is part of the property.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 14, 2007 3:56 PM
When is Scarano going to be run out of town? In my neighborhood of Carroll Gardens there is the place on Carroll Street that is just lingering too due to a stop wortk order. There is talk of taking the top section of that building down because Scarano pulled a fast one there too.
CROOK!
Posted by: Anonymous at May 14, 2007 4:23 PM
Empty lot is definitely not part of the property - different owner, different architect.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 14, 2007 4:54 PM
That's too bad, I was told by construction workers it would be part o the project, a garden. I guess they were misinformed.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 14, 2007 4:57 PM
I've seen the layouts of this place. Very odd. The top floor units in the church have no real windows. I can't believe anybody would buy them, much less that the fire dept. would okay it. And the developer has made super small units throughout. But bad decisions too, so I don't think he will get the kind of money he could have gotten if he didn't try to jam people in there like sardines.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 14, 2007 6:53 PM
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