Remedies for violation of FAR

There’s a building near me that I realzied excceeds FAR for the zoning on our block. Can DOB or another city agency force the owner to reduce the size of the building even if the building has been in that state for years or even decades? I figure there must be some type of grandfathering or statute of limitations, but didn’t see anything on the Dep’t of City Planning site.

By Boerumresident |