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    Tort claim against HPD advances

    Emergency Order  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    146 Wilson Street, Brooklyn. Image Credit: Google Maps

    HPD performed an emergency excavation without giving owner time to comply. The Trustee of a family Trust hired three workers to excavate soil on the Trust’s Brooklyn property to fix an emergency condition at 146 Wilson Street, Brooklyn. The three workers were trapped when the excavation collapsed. The City Department of Buildings issued a full stop order to the Trustee for excavations without a permit. The Housing Preservation & Development Department then advised the Trustee that unless the Trust immediately obtained approval from the Buildings Department to do the work, HPD would correct the condition at the Trust’s expense. HPD gave the Trustee three days to request that Buildings approve. The Trust contacted Buildings the same day. HPD, however, commenced to correct the condition without waiting the three days. New York City subsequently billed the Trust for the remedial work in the amount of $338,592.56. (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw, department of buildings, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, emergency excavation, emergency order, Torts
    Date:07/18/2020
    Category : CityLaw
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    Emergency Order Upheld

    Immediate Emergency Declaration  •  

    829 Remsen Avenue, owned by the Rada Corporation. Image Credit: Google Maps

    Department of Buildings placed commercial building in program that forces the owner to immediately fix code violations. Rada Corporation is the owner of a commercial building located on Remsen Avenue in Brooklyn. In May 2016, the New York City Department of Buildings issued a violation against the property, noting brick and cracked mortar joints. Buildings determined that due to the severity of the violations, an immediate emergency declaration was warranted. After the owner of the building failed to fix code violations, Buildings hired a contractor to construct a sidewalk shed. (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw, department of buildings, emergency order
    Date:01/10/2020
    Category : CityLaw
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