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    Resident Fined $475 for Blocked Sprinkler

    FDNY  •  Sprinkler system  •  Greenpoint, Brooklyn

    Loft-owner had a freestanding structure in their studio with a suspended ceiling that blocked access to sprinkler system. Marsha Pels owns a studio space at 99 Commercial Street in Greenpoint Brooklyn. In the middle of the studio the owner had a freestanding structure that contained a bed. On May 11, 2012, a fire department inspector observed that the freestanding structure had a suspended ceiling that was approximately 10 feet below the studio’s ceiling where sprinkler heads were installed. The FDNY issued a violation because the suspended ceiling would impede proper operation of the sprinklers in the event of fire. (more…)

    Tags : Environmental Control Board, FDNY, Loft Law
    Date: 08/11/2016
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