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    BSA Permits Mixed-Use Building in Residential Zone

    Vested Rights  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Board of Standards and Appeals. Image credit: BSA

    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Board of Standards and Appeals. Image credit: BSA

    Board found the applicant had a vested right to complete construction of the building as designed.  On June 2, 2015 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to permit 250 Manhattan LLC to continue constructing a six-story mixed commercial and residential building at 250 Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  The building will contain eight dwelling units and commercial space totaling 7,613 square feet of floor area.

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    Tags : 250 Manhattan Avenue, Board of Standards & Appeals, Eric Palatnik, Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
    Date:06/29/2015
    Category : Board of Standards & Appeals
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    BSA Permits New Commercial Building on Unmapped Street

    Special Permit  •  Charleston, Staten Island
    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Board of Standards and Appeals. Image credit: BSA

    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Board of Standards and Appeals. Image credit: BSA

    Board approved construction after assurances from FDNY.  On January 13, 2015 the Board of Standards and Appeals approved a special permit for Carlo Saccheri to construct a two-story commercial building at 44 Marjorie Street in Charleston, Staten Island.  The building will be used for the receiving and storage of plumbing supplies, as well as associated office space and commercial truck parking.

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    Tags : Board of Standards & Appeals, Charleston, Eric Palatnik, Staten Island
    Date:02/27/2015
    Category : Board of Standards & Appeals
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    Special Permit Granted To Enlarge Building in Historic District

    Special Permit  •  Upper East Side, Manhattan
    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Board of Standards and Appeals. Image credit: BSA

    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Board of Standards and Appeals. Image credit: BSA

    BSA found the proposed expansion would not alter the neighborhood character or interfere with any pending public improvements.  On December 9, 2014 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant the applicant, Galt Group Holdings, a special permit to extend the rear portion of an existing building as part of the building’s conversion into a single-family home.  The building is located at 127 East 71st Street in Manhattan’s Upper East Side Historic District, between Park Avenue to the west and Lexington Avenue to the east. (read more…)

    Tags : 121 East 71st Street, Board of Standards & Appeals, Eric Palatnik, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan Community Board 8, Upper East Side Historic District
    Date:01/12/2015
    Category : Board of Standards & Appeals
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    Zoning Subcommittee Approves Sollazzo Plaza

    Zoning Map Amendment  •  Graniteville, Staten Island
    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises on the Sollazzo Plaza rezoning. Image credit: NYC.gov

    Eric Palatnik testifies before the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises on the Sollazzo Plaza rezoning. Image credit: NYC.gov

    Approval permits demolition of old farmhouse to make way for a shopping center.  On December 15, 2014 the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted unanimously to approve rezoning for portions of a block to permit the construction of a retail shopping center. The rezoned portion is bounded by Forest Avenue to the north, Monsey Place to the south, Richmond Avenue to the east, and P.S. 22 to the west.

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    Tags : Council Member Deborah Rose, Council Member Mark Weprin, Eric Palatnik, Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee
    Date:12/19/2014
    Category : City Council
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