DOB Posts Letter of Intent to Revoke on St. Marks Ave
Here’s an update on the situation at 97 St. Marks Avenue that we wrote about two days ago: In response to complaints that were lodged, the Department of Buildings made two visits to the worksite, one on Wednesday and on one Thursday. Yesterday’s visit resulted in the Borough Commissioner issuing a Stop Work Order as…
Here’s an update on the situation at 97 St. Marks Avenue that we wrote about two days ago: In response to complaints that were lodged, the Department of Buildings made two visits to the worksite, one on Wednesday and on one Thursday. Yesterday’s visit resulted in the Borough Commissioner issuing a Stop Work Order as well as a 15-day Letter of Intent to Revoke. While the owner technically has 15 days to address the specific issues, a code consultant we just got off the phone with suggested that the fact that the letter was combined with a Stop Work Order means that the odds are now strongly against the owner. If anyone can clarify/expand on that reading of the situation, please do.
A Curb Cut on Landmarked St. Marks Avenue? [Brownstoner] GMAP
Oooh… decorative artist? Does that mean she’s going to cover all of the walls with creepy faux finishes? Crackled walls, hand-painted ivy, fake marble…
This place should be a treat when it’s done! 🙂
There are some beautiful places in Bed Stuy on corners with two-car garages. Envy is a terrible thing.
Well, I really don’t mind curb cuts….they make it easier to get into the garage! Although with my Jeep, I can climb a sidewalk easily, curb cut or no curb cut.
Seriously, an urban garage is quite an amenity, and where they exist, I think they’re OK. I certainly think there are bigger problems in NYC than curb cuts and/or garages. I don’t think every home in Brooklyn needs to have a curb cut or a garage, but where they exist I don’t begrudge them
FYI, my house doesn’t have a curb cut or garage, but it’s a quiet side street so parking is not an issue. I can see where it would be more of an issue in a parking-challenged place like Park Slope, B Heights, etc.
i am pretty SURE she can find someone who will work for a dollar an hour to sit in the space and hold it for her while she is out. perhaps put down some astroturf in the space like the city has done in many spots and call it a new urbanism parking spot park?!
*rob*
I do have a problem with curb cuts. The street and sidewalk are public property, and street parking is essential for many who live or work in Brooklyn. Cutting a curb effectively removes at least one street parking space. Unless the curb cut provides a public purpose, like providing six or more spaces for a multi-family building, I don’t think that they should be allowed. If having private parking is important to you, you should buy a house or condo that has parking already, not try and take public land to provide yourself with private parking. The city has so far resisted requests for resident only parking because it believes that public land is for all of us.
“All on a landmarked block.”
They tried to break the rules and got caught. While I personally don’t have any problem with curb cuts, or garages, it’s refreshing to see that (sometimes) some people don’t get away with randomly breaking the law.
I think the garage was the big horror, even more than the curb cut. Plus the alleged booting out of an elderly tenant, and former building owner, in order to make a garage. All on a landmarked block.
Hey Brownstoner – do you ever check your web analytics to see how much of your traffic is from nyc.gov servers?
Good point. So then her plans are effectively shot now. Other than the curb cut and garage, what remaining plans did she have that upset everyone?