Radio silence as Mayor de Blasio ignores PS75 & community

Just an update: no response at all from the Mayor's office in response to letters from PS 75 parents, community members, and Community Board...

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Tenant Protection Plan "fails drastically": Independent engineer's report on 711 WEA development

The tenants at 711 W.E.A. have published a report from an independent engineer who reviewed Kalikow's permit application. The report is here (page 2 of the linked document.) It finds that the Tenant Protection Plan "fails drastically to account for both the size and complexity of the project, and ultimately falls short on every code requirement" the developer is required to addre...

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Developers used 4-week lapse in building code to win permits that would now be illegal

Tenants of 711 West End Ave. have issued a press release explaining how the developers managed to secure construction permits that are widely believed to be unsafe, and would now be illegal. Current NYC building codes for tenant protection don't allow developers to claim they're constructing a "new, unoccupied building" on an occupied site unless they vacate and demolish the existing building. But Kalikow (the developers at 711 W.E.A.) have done just that. They submitted their applications during a short window of time when NYC building codes...

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CB7 calls on City Hall for intervention in construction, coordination of agencies

July 1, 2015 Hon. Tony Shorris                                           Hon. Richard R. Buery, Jr. First Deputy Mayor, City of New York          Hon. Alicia Glen City Hall                                                         ...

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