Developer whines about building codes

From Crain's:

Brooklyn-based home renovator Alistair Economakis says Building Department regulations especially deserve rethinking. The department's permitting process is needlessly laborious, he says, and once construction starts, inspectors are sent every time anyone phones in a complaint to 311, often delaying projects.

City stop-work orders, which can take months to lift, even for small violations, are the most disruptive, “When work stops,” Mr. Economakis explains, “contractors don't get paid and workers get laid off.”

FYI, this is the son of a Greek shipping magnate who took a low-income apartment building and turned it into a one-family house.