OK, I have an enclosed courtyard shared by 4 buildings with boundaries running down the middle probably 6 ft across running about 100 ft. One building has braced a bulging brick wall against the building I manage with a bunch of 2x8s, clearly illegal. This brick wall is the back of a single story extension with skylights that you often see in the back of stores in Soho. (Yes, it is in Soho)
\nOwners want to call in DOB and get a violation and force the removal. Yes they sent cert. letters etc. informing the owner with no response. My concern is the next building over. That brick wall looks like a shore line on the Amazon River. The lower part (about 4 ft up)of the outside brick course is gone! It’s probably been like that for years and yes it could collapse any minute or not. My concern is that once DOB sees that wall they will declare some kind of hazardous condition requiring immediate demolition with all the bells and whistles. I’ve dealt with forensic engineers from the City and they have vivid imaginations and the clout to do whatever they deem necessary to safeguard the public. Said wall is about 12 ft tall. My feeling is to remove the 2x8s, (I don’t think the bulge will bulge any further for the time being and ignore the rest until the proverbial tree falls in the woods, if you get my drift. What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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