BSA Gives the Heisman to Katan
After giving free passes earlier this summer to three South Slope developers who had clearly violated both the letter and spirit of the law, the BSA finally showed some backbone yesterday in voting unanimously to stop Isaac Katan’s company, Global Development, from erecting an 11-story building at 182 15th Street. The vote follows the DOB…
After giving free passes earlier this summer to three South Slope developers who had clearly violated both the letter and spirit of the law, the BSA finally showed some backbone yesterday in voting unanimously to stop Isaac Katan’s company, Global Development, from erecting an 11-story building at 182 15th Street. The vote follows the DOB recommendation earlier this week. Among other offenses, conduct had included performing mechanical demolition without the proper permits and proceeding with foundation work before completing excavation. Katan’s attorney now has 30 days to appeal the BSA’s decision to the State Supreme Court.
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BSA Hearing on 182 15th Street [Brownstoner]
Lostinbrooklyn- I can tell you from first hand experience it’s hell. I lived on Schermerhorn between Court and Boerum and everything you said happened.
Darco- there are other considerations that are just as important as more housing stock- the developers follow that law. It’s not just for aesthetic reasons, or nostalgia- it’s also a matter of safety and controlled growth.
Darco,
I again question your logic.
Neighborhood become MORE expensive? Have you looked in the real estate section lately? The neighborhood IS expensive.
And I have to ask you a personal question…if, hypothetically, you owned or rented in a 2-3 story row house, would you actually be OK with an 11 story building going up next to you?
Take your time in answering. Try to address air, light, quality of life issues as well as potentially dealing with a developer that does illegal work, cracks your foundation, unsafe asbestos abatement (forcing you to send the summer in your house, windows & door closed at all times), who works on weekends and holidays and basically says FU to anyone who attempts to work with him.
How would you deal with that, I am curious.
Now, add 4 or 5 of these projects on all sides of you. And that’s just your small block.
Blows your mind, right?
He will build, and he’ll build in the confines of the current zoning so that he can make some of the money he had hoped for. That or he’ll sell it to someone who will. I don’t know if this is a win for the community or not, but it is a win for people who believe the law should be followed when developers are building.
I can’t believe people fought to get this develpoper to stop work on this tower. The building will have turn out to be fine. Now we are going to have a hole there for along time.
People should fight new developemnts after the zoning took effect. Even if some developers rush in at the end.
(Dumb zoning by the way, now the neighborhood will become more expensive)
I hope the court hears the developer and grant him/her permission to resume the original work.
Between this and the this week’s cover of Time Out (anyone see it “the war for brooklyn) the tide seems to be turning once the Markowitzs of the world realize we’ll boot them out of office they will start fiddling a different tune.