Friday, July 31, 2009

Dilapidation and trepidation in Park Slope

Brownstoner visits 647 Baltic Street in Park Slope:

The building's owner, who, according to neighbors, hasn't been seen for a couple years, has been served with a bunch of violations. One of the more recent ones says the following: "Failure to maintain observed: front brick facade pulling away from side wall with vertical crack app. 20' high with gaps from 3/8" to 1 1/2"." The DOB says they're evaluating their options for the building, which may very well include demolition.

And while we're in Park Slope, a developer who wants to overbuild is going to the BSA claiming a hardship because, as the Daily News puts it:

Verma said the additional buildings are necessary to recoup the money he lost when the discovery of a Con Ed substation buried under the site "just blew the budget out by a huge multiple."

How do you buy property without knowing what's in the ground?

2 comments:

Lino said...

"How do you buy property without knowing what's in the ground?"

By the same reasoning these parasites use when buying a building with regulated tenants, then claiming hardship when they are hauled-up by the media for trying to harass them out.

It says -alot- about what has become of real estate supervision under successive republican administrations.

Time to clean house.

Miles Mullin said...

"How do you buy property without knowing what's in the ground?"

Lino got that right.

The city exists only for the tweeded and developers - always ready to help them out.

No need to think on their part.