The Board recognized the applicant’s right to complete construction had vested under the previous zoning scheme. On March 31, 2015 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to reinstate a construction permit for the applicant, 1016 East 13th Realty, LLC, to construct a five-story mixed commercial and residential building in Midwood, Brooklyn. The building site is located at 1016 East 13th Street, and will feature eight dwelling units plus 2,178 square feet of community … <Read More>
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BSA Approves Variance for New Residential Apartment Building in Brooklyn
The Board found the subject site, polluted by past automotive use, carried unique hardship. On March 31, 2015 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant Moshe Packman a variance to facilitate construction of a four-story residential building in Marine Park, Brooklyn. The proposed building is located at 2881 Nostrand Avenue and will contain nineteen dwelling units covering 21,827 square feet.
Variances Amended To Permit Transfer of Development Rights
BSA found development value of subject lots could not be previously realized. On December 16, 2014 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant the applicants, West 29th Street Owner’s Corp. and The Flower House Condominium, an amendment of previously existing variances on two lots. The amendment is required to merge the lots into one zoning lot and transfer their development rights to an as-of-right hotel in development on an adjacent site. The subject … <Read More>
Waivers Granted to Convert Manufacturing Building to Storage Facility
BSA found no reasonable return with a conforming use of the property. On December 9, 2014 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant the applicant, 290 Dyckman Properties, LLC, three waivers to allow conversion of a former manufacturing building into a self-storage facility. The building is located at 290 Dyckman Street in Inwood, Manhattan, at the corner of Dyckman Street and Henshaw Street. The building is two stories covering a lot area of … <Read More>
Waiver Granted to Construct New Building on Fulton Street
BSA permitted construction on a lot covering a mapped but unbuilt portion of Fulton Street. On October 28, 2014 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant the applicant, 92 Henry Fulton LLC, a bulk regulations waiver to allow construction of a proposed seventeen-story mixed residential and commercial building on a vacant lot. The lot is located at 92 Fulton Street in Manhattan’s Financial District, between William Street to the west and Gold Street … <Read More>
Waiver Granted To Convert Residential Building to Hotel Use
BSA exercised its authority under the Multiple Dwellings Law to permit the conversion. On October 28, 2014, the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant the applicant, 84 William Street Property Owner LLC, a waiver of court dimension requirements to allow conversion of a mixed residential and commercial building into a transient hotel. The building is located at 84 William Street in Manhattan’s Financial District, between Maiden Lane to the south and Platt Street … <Read More>