Confirmed: The Hulking POS Atop 333 Carroll is Not Long for This World...
“A developer will dismantle part of an illegal 40-foot addition atop a 19th-century building on Carroll Street, a project that had become so controversial that it led the city to rezone the neighborhood. Builder Isaac Fischman of Borough Park told the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association of his decision on Wednesday night, potentially ending a six-year…
If you follow the link below and click on “original” size you’ll see that above the “existing third floor” on the right side of the drawing where the dimensions are is “new fourth floor” and “new fifth floor”. They are adding a new level disguised as the old building with no setback.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13550550@N08/5391414607/sizes/o/in/photostream/
If you look at the elevation on PFMA it appears as though they are trying to add a floor none-the-less. I know the steel removal was on the permit application were the alterations to the facade as well?
If the building is not being utilized I say let him at it.
NIMBY.
NYC, Brooklyn in particular is turning in to a European city. More museum like than actual city. Basically, becoming less relevant.
Would be nice to know who the genius is that signed the work permit for something like that! And if it was done without a permit this owner should get a fine so big that money would have to come out of his wazoo to pay for it!