This aerial shot is of 76-84 176th Street in 1996. You can see what looks like a small 1-family house on an irregular corner lot. Cue the bulldozers!
Whoa, this is one interesting piece of architecture. We're squeezing some kind of restaurant in this space. Why? Because we can!
This building was allegedly completed in 2008, but has been sitting vacant since that time. Why? Well, I can't think of another time when I saw "TOO MANY OBJECTIONS TO LIST" on an application on the DOB's website. No C of O. What a surprise.
How would you like this thing pressed up against your house?
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I like it. It's so,so, Queens. Yes that's it. Queens.
Maybe this would be a good topic for the upcoming "Quintessentially Queens" symposium by Queens College.
Our future with the Vallones.
All of that pavement was laid without any permits for a pavement plan (BPP).
That has been like that for more years than I can remember. We always knew there was a problem. It sure is ugly.
Concrete. Concrete everywhere.
I wonder if this is another case where the (former) owner of the adjacent house built to the edge of the property line anticipating that the footprint on the old house next door would be providing sufficient space. Then along comes a new owner for that lot and builds to his edge of the property line and you are left with this mess.
Notice the full concrete pad frontage - no doubt to accommodate cars in private spots and removing the public's access to the parking at the curb.
They always say that you can't eat the ambiance in a restaurant.
How could the DOB approve those plans?
The house on the right is not built on the property line.
The property originally had a one-family house, but since it is zoned with a commercial overlay, this is what came next.
The owner owns a number of rental properties in the area.
There were a number of Stop Work Orders over time that were all lifted....but the outcome of this complaint is telling:
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/OverviewForComplaintServlet?requestid=2&vlcompdetlkey=0000869098
Restaurant ? Hmm I dont think they will be serving food.
This looks like one of them corner bar/private massage split level joints they have all over Bangkok.
Complementary glass of snake wine with full service or 375 Thai baht's (around 12 us bux)
They are usually pink or red stucco too....so I been told
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