Here's your answer: these 3 buildings are protected under the Atlantic Avenue Special Zoning, created to preserve the historic architecture. Owing to incompetency in our Brooklyn Building Department and treachery by the owner's architect, the buildings were defaced. Upon receiving complaints from the Boerum Hill Association and other local watchdogs, our Councilman brought together the owner, his contractor and the watchdog groups. Many promises were made, including restoring cornices.
Nothing resulted, alas. We have held several meetings with DOB officials pleading for intervention and
NOTHING has ever been accomplished. The buildings are loaded with violations, have no COs and are at last check seen to be extremely in arrears in tax payments [this is all the City ever seems to be concerned with]. This situation is just inexcusable and has gone on for years, as noted. No mystery here, just incompetency.
Here's your answer: these 3 buildings are protected under the Atlantic Avenue Special Zoning, created to preserve the historic architecture. Owing to incompetency in our Brooklyn Building Department and treachery by the owner's architect, the buildings were defaced. Upon receiving complaints from the Boerum Hill Association and other local watchdogs, our Councilman brought together the owner, his contractor and the watchdog groups. Many promises were made, including restoring cornices.
Nothing resulted, alas. We have held several meetings with DOB officials pleading for intervention and
NOTHING has ever been accomplished. The buildings are loaded with violations, have no COs and are at last check seen to be extremely in arrears in tax payments [this is all the City ever seems to be concerned with]. This situation is just inexcusable and has gone on for years, as noted. No mystery here, just incompetency.
Posted by: bloggerbill at January 26, 2009 2:55 PM in response to The Curious Case of 214-218 Atlantic Avenue