The Novo Finally Becomes Official!
Big news on 4th Avenue: At long last, people can move into the Novo. The DOB granted the condo a temporary certificate of occupancy on Friday, only a few days before some of the building’s buyers would have been able to walk away from their contracts. It was rumored that the development would not get…
Big news on 4th Avenue: At long last, people can move into the Novo. The DOB granted the condo a temporary certificate of occupancy on Friday, only a few days before some of the building’s buyers would have been able to walk away from their contracts. It was rumored that the development would not get a C of O until its developers finished work on the public playground behind the building. The temp certificate is only good through July 25, and there are still 23 outstanding requirements to be fulfilled before the building is completely good to go. While the playground is still not finished, in recent weeks contractors have stepped up work on the space, and it looks like it should be done within a couple months (see pic on jump). We bet there are some extremely relieved Novo buyers who spent the weekend celebrating.
343 4th Avenue C of O Documentation [DOB]
Should We Feel Sorry For Novo Contract Holders? [Brownstoner]
C-of-O Woes for the Novo? [Brownstoner]
Novo Takes a Nosedive [Brownstoner] GMAP
The resemblence that this building bears to Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, a maximum-security hospital operated by the NYS Office of Mental Health, is uncanny.
http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/facilities/krpc/facility.htm
boymelgreen and katan are incompetent. that is one seriously ugly building-what a surprise that Bricolage/Radusky is the architect. 11:58-non union labor has nothing to do with it. union laborers suck just as much-they just charge more and work less. almost every major accident in the past few months has involved union labor. unions belong in the former USSR.
Good luck to the residents. I am sorry you are all so desperate to own. Although I would rather live here than the ORO.
10:53 – This is the list of outstanding items (from DOB site – follow Brownstoner’s link above to see for yourself):
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
SITE SURVEY: FINAL
BPP: FINAL SIGNOFF
FINAL PLUMBING SIGNOFF
FINAL ELEVATOR SIGNOFF
FINAL ELECTRICAL SIGNOFF
FINAL CONST. SIGNOFF
VERIFY TAX LOT
VIOLATIONS SEARCH
OPEN APPLICATIONS SEARCH
TAX LOT: FINAL LOT NUMBER ISSUED
STREET: NEW NAME APPROVED
BPP-PARKS: PLANT NEW TREE
BPP-DOT: SIDEWALK/CURB/ROAD WORK PERMITS
ENVIRONMENTAL “E” DEP NOTICE OF SATIS
SPRINKLER (SP) SIGNOFF
STANDPIPE (SD) SIGNOFF
ELEVATOR JOB SIGNOFF
CURB CUT (CC) SIGNOFF
DETECTOR:SMOKE-CERT. OF INSTALLATION
MH WORKTYPE FOR HVAC SYSTEM.
MECHANICAL (MH) SIGNOFF
“The use of cheap ununionized labor has something to do with all the delays.”
Union workers would be faster? ROTFL!
What an ugly buidling. It looks like a public hospital.
There’s nothing around this building. There is a 24hr McDonalds, a pep boys and a staples across the street. Then there are all the garages and tire fix it shops surounding it. I guess all the residents can walk to the corner bodega for milk. They will be greeted by all the gangsta’s that live in the neighborhood.
All of Boylemgreen projects always run way past deadline and are so ugly to the eye. The use of cheap ununionized labor has something to do with all the delays. Anyway to corners and save a buck. 4ave is supposed to be the new Park Ave. I don’t remember seeing such ugly hospital buildings on Park Ave.
Where on the DOB site can you find the list of outstanding requirements for a building?