We need to make these sites into assets for the community. Many of these developments are causing real hazards for their neighbors, with fences falling down on sidewalks, loose construction debris that can become deadly in high winds, and unsecured sites that are dangerous for children and an invitation to squatting.
Help the effort to convert local blight to community benefit by providing feedback and tracking the progress of each site.
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Showing posts with label Borough Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Borough Park. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
960 50th Street, Borough Park
(between 9th and 10th Avenues)
Project Type: New building
Project Description: Demolition of a house and garage and construction of a new 5 story, 8 unit residential building
Status: Update 8/2010: No application on file for lighting power 7/23/10.
Proceeding
Background: Plans were filed in 2007 to build a new 5 story residential buidling. A Full Stop Work Order was issued in November 2008 because the excavation was causing damage to an adjacent property. The contractor was allowed to shore up and the foundation was pour a concrete foundation, the SWO was lifted in December. Additional SWOs were issued – February 2009 due to inadequate fencing to prevent public access to the excavation, and May 2009 because of additional site safety problems, including site fence defects and missing guardrails and handrails around the excavation. A violation was issued in October due to lack of permits for scaffolding at the top floor.
Permits were renewed in December 2009, and the building exterior is nearly complete.
Project Type: New building
Project Description: Demolition of a house and garage and construction of a new 5 story, 8 unit residential building
Status: Update 8/2010: No application on file for lighting power 7/23/10.
Proceeding
Background: Plans were filed in 2007 to build a new 5 story residential buidling. A Full Stop Work Order was issued in November 2008 because the excavation was causing damage to an adjacent property. The contractor was allowed to shore up and the foundation was pour a concrete foundation, the SWO was lifted in December. Additional SWOs were issued – February 2009 due to inadequate fencing to prevent public access to the excavation, and May 2009 because of additional site safety problems, including site fence defects and missing guardrails and handrails around the excavation. A violation was issued in October due to lack of permits for scaffolding at the top floor.
Permits were renewed in December 2009, and the building exterior is nearly complete.
3705 14th Avenue, Borough Park
(between 37 Street & Old New Utrecht Road)
Project Type: New building
Project Description: Construction of a new 3 story ambulance garage, dispatch and training facility
Status: Foundation construction to restart, site is secure.
Background: A car repair shop and car wash was demolished, and permits for a new commercial building for the non-profit volunteer ambulance corps Hatzolah were issued in 2006. The foundation was begun but a stop work order was briefly issued in July 2009 because of issues with the construction fence. As of our visit in November 2009, a tractor and miscellaneous construction equipment were on site, the fence was intact, and the site was secure. Work on the foundation is supposed to restart soon.
Hatzolah is a non-profit volunteer medical service that works to save lives in the Borough Park community and beyond. If you would like to find out more about the organization, visit www.bphatzolah.org.
Project Type: New building
Project Description: Construction of a new 3 story ambulance garage, dispatch and training facility
Status: Foundation construction to restart, site is secure.
Background: A car repair shop and car wash was demolished, and permits for a new commercial building for the non-profit volunteer ambulance corps Hatzolah were issued in 2006. The foundation was begun but a stop work order was briefly issued in July 2009 because of issues with the construction fence. As of our visit in November 2009, a tractor and miscellaneous construction equipment were on site, the fence was intact, and the site was secure. Work on the foundation is supposed to restart soon.
Hatzolah is a non-profit volunteer medical service that works to save lives in the Borough Park community and beyond. If you would like to find out more about the organization, visit www.bphatzolah.org.
Monday, February 1, 2010
1270 44th Street, Borough Park
(between 12th and 13th Avenues)
Project type: New building
Project description: Demolition of 4 story building, construction of a new 4 story, 6 unit building
Status: Stalled construction site
Background: An application for a new building permit was filed in 2005, but demolition permits were not issued until 2008. Demo and excavation was undertaken, but permits expired in April 2009. In July 2009 the site was declared stalled. The inspector reported that the excavation was deteriorating, that a fence was up but the site was closed and there was no activity. The first inspection indicated that there was no immediate threat, but three weeks later the inspector reported that the fence was defective and the site was unsafe. A violation was issued declaring a failure to maintain building walls. The excavation, approximately 12 ft deep, and the foundation walls are installed but not braced, making structural stability questionable.
In August, the inspector spoke with the contractor, who said that there was no money, and an emergency declaration was required to backfill the excavation. An inspection in December 2009 reported that the site was backfilled and a heavy corrugated metal fence was in place and secure. There are five outstanding violations.
Project type: New building
Project description: Demolition of 4 story building, construction of a new 4 story, 6 unit building
Status: Stalled construction site
Background: An application for a new building permit was filed in 2005, but demolition permits were not issued until 2008. Demo and excavation was undertaken, but permits expired in April 2009. In July 2009 the site was declared stalled. The inspector reported that the excavation was deteriorating, that a fence was up but the site was closed and there was no activity. The first inspection indicated that there was no immediate threat, but three weeks later the inspector reported that the fence was defective and the site was unsafe. A violation was issued declaring a failure to maintain building walls. The excavation, approximately 12 ft deep, and the foundation walls are installed but not braced, making structural stability questionable.
In August, the inspector spoke with the contractor, who said that there was no money, and an emergency declaration was required to backfill the excavation. An inspection in December 2009 reported that the site was backfilled and a heavy corrugated metal fence was in place and secure. There are five outstanding violations.
1244 48th Street, Borough Park
(between 12th and 13th Avenues)
Project Type: Existing building
Project Description: Horizontal and vertical enlargements
Status: Stop Work Order in effect
Background: This project is to enlarge an existing building and convert it to a medical office and 2-family residence. Two complaints were filed concerning illegal work and encroachment onto a neighbor’s property, but the DOB inspector did not find a violation. Two violations and a partial Stop Work Order were issued in September 2009 citing immediately hazardous conditions, noting that the sidewalk shed did not have cross-bracing in the rear, which are needed for stabilization. The violations were issued at an aggravated level. There is no reported compliance on the DOB system.
Project Type: Existing building
Project Description: Horizontal and vertical enlargements
Status: Stop Work Order in effect
Background: This project is to enlarge an existing building and convert it to a medical office and 2-family residence. Two complaints were filed concerning illegal work and encroachment onto a neighbor’s property, but the DOB inspector did not find a violation. Two violations and a partial Stop Work Order were issued in September 2009 citing immediately hazardous conditions, noting that the sidewalk shed did not have cross-bracing in the rear, which are needed for stabilization. The violations were issued at an aggravated level. There is no reported compliance on the DOB system.
1061 52nd Street, Borough Park
(between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 11th Avenue)
Project Type: New building
Project Description: Construction of a new building to serve as an annex to adjacent public school
Status: Resumed
Background: This site was initially slated for construction o a new 7 story, 42 unit residential building. Permits were filed in 2002 and 2003, demolition proceeded, but then activity ceased and the site remained idle. In 2006 the DOB reported that the site was abandoned, leaving a 120 foot x 120 foot hole that was accumulating water and posed safety concerns for students at the adjacent school as well as neighbors. The plan for a residential building was abandoned, and the property was acquired by the School Construction Authority in order to build a new 5 story building that would serve as an annex to P.S. 160, the adjacent school that faces Fort Hamilton Parkway. There were delays due to zoning questions, and the site was declared stalled in May 2009. The excavation continued to deteriorate and water accumulated again. The excavation was unsafe and abutted the schoolyard, creating potential risk if children scaled the fence.
The DOB's outreach to the owner (the School Construction Authority) resulted in removal of stagnant water, grading and fence corrections. New permits were issued in November and December 2009, and as of January 2010 construction work has resumed.
Project Type: New building
Project Description: Construction of a new building to serve as an annex to adjacent public school
Status: Resumed
Background: This site was initially slated for construction o a new 7 story, 42 unit residential building. Permits were filed in 2002 and 2003, demolition proceeded, but then activity ceased and the site remained idle. In 2006 the DOB reported that the site was abandoned, leaving a 120 foot x 120 foot hole that was accumulating water and posed safety concerns for students at the adjacent school as well as neighbors. The plan for a residential building was abandoned, and the property was acquired by the School Construction Authority in order to build a new 5 story building that would serve as an annex to P.S. 160, the adjacent school that faces Fort Hamilton Parkway. There were delays due to zoning questions, and the site was declared stalled in May 2009. The excavation continued to deteriorate and water accumulated again. The excavation was unsafe and abutted the schoolyard, creating potential risk if children scaled the fence.
The DOB's outreach to the owner (the School Construction Authority) resulted in removal of stagnant water, grading and fence corrections. New permits were issued in November and December 2009, and as of January 2010 construction work has resumed.
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