From the Forum: DOB Says My Two-Family House Is Only a One-Family
A Brownstoner reader is hoping to avoid a costly Alt-1 renovation on their two-family home.
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Brownstoner reader cityrat was in the process of filing an Alt-2 permit for their two-family house in Clinton Hill. But the Department of Buildings is claiming it’s only a one-family, and therefore in need of an Alt-1 permit — and all the expensive alteration requirements that come with it — to change it to a two-family.
Have you been in a similar situation, as at least one commenter has? Is the DOB making a mistake here?
Share your thoughts in the original post, below.
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