Owner Plans to Convert Greenpoint Warehouse to Hotel, Gives Tenants 30 Days

It looks like the owner of the warehouse at 233 Norman Avenue in Greenpoint intends to convert the property into a hotel, according to Brooklyn Paper and NewYorkShitty. NYS noticed last week that construction had already started and dug up the DOB permit, an alteration type 1 issued September 9. The architect of record is everyone’s favorite controversial architect, Robert Scarano, who was banned from certifying his own plans with the DOB two years ago for designing structures that circumvented building codes, including an illegal addition on the Hell Building at 333 Carroll.

The landlord, Joe Torres, has given tenants on the top two floors 30 days notice to move out, Brooklyn Paper reports. However, ground floor tenants are unsure what will happen, because Torres hasn’t notified them about moving yet. Torres also owns the Box House Hotel, about a mile away in far northern Greenpoint, which he plans to expand by adding more rooms and a restaurant. Check out another construction photo after the jump!

Greenpoint Warehouse Tenants Get Boot Ahead of Hotel Conversion [Brooklyn Paper]
233 Norman to Become a Hotel? [NYS] GMAP
Photos by Miss Heather of NYS

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