Look! Up in the air! UPDATE: Washington/St Johns Fire

whynot_31 · August 2012

The original rendering rarely look much like the finished product, so I find it hard to think about how they look.

Likewise, this owner has the right to build whatever meets code, and is not subject to my aesthetic preferences. ...so I find it hard to think about how it will look.

The new, higher end storefront will certainly be welcome.

whynot_31 · November 2012

Do you want to go to a meeting about the proposed building?

The NYC Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a public hearing on TUESDAY, NOV 28, 2012, 1:30 PM, at SPECTOR HALL, 22 READE STREET (MANHATTAN) for the following application:

Variance to permit construction of a mixed-use affordable housing building with ground floor commercial use contrary to 23-851 (minimum inner court dimensions). C1-4/R7A zoning district.

Address: 816 Washington Ave., SW corner of Washington & St. John's Place

Applicant: Sheldon Lobel, for Prospect Equities Operation, LLC, owner

Community Board: 8BK

god · November 2012

Anything is better then the pit that's there now. Build it!

whynot_31 · March 2013

Update: As a result of the above meeting and other processes, the owner's request to have "ground floor commercial use contrary to 23-851 (minimum inner court dimensions). C1-4/R7A zoning district" was granted.

Here's the text of the ruling:

http://archive.citylaw.org/bsa/2013/01.18.13_DecJanDecisions/156-12-BZ.pdf

I assume that the owners are now arranging financing and contractors, and hope that construction begins soon.

whynot_31 · July 2013

July 22, 2013

A hopeful sign!

Today, a large dumpster can be seen outside the lot. Workers have removed the debris that people have thrown over the fence for the past several years:

doors, plywood, milk crates, crap of all varieties....

Does this mean we will soon see a freshly printed Work Permit on the plywood, followed by an an excavator to remove the remains of the prior building for its "basement"?

I hope so.

No open building permits:

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=816&street=Washington+Avenue&go2=+GO+&requestid=0

However, this Feb 2013 document seems to state an approved plan is on file: http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=3&passjobnumber=320373742&passdocnumber=01

Here's the basics:

District(s): R7A - GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT

Overlay(s): C1-4 - LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT

Special District(s):

Map No.: 16cStreet legal width (ft.): 80Street status: Public Private

Zoning lot includes the following tax lots: Not Provided
Proposed: UseZoning Area (sq.ft.)DistrictFAR

RESIDENTIAL 12,580 R7A 3.21

COMMERCIAL 3,135 C1-4 0.74

Proposed Totals: 15,715 -- 3.95

Name:LARRY HIRSCHFIELD

Relationship to Owner:MEMBER

Business Name:PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING LLCBusiness Phone:718-855-5620

Business Address:98 ROCKWELL PLACE 4TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11238Business Fax:

E-Mail:Owner Type:PARTNERSHIP

whynot_31 · August 2013

Aug 20, 2013:

The dumpster was only in front of the site for a few days.

They filled it up with the crap that has accumulated on the site, and then removed it.

3 weeks later, and we still don't permits or an excavator.

sadness.

redheeler · August 2013

Just out of curiosity, did the arsonists who burned the building ever get prosecuted?

whynot_31 · August 2013

I don't know if they concluded arson was the cause.

But here is another video of the fire.

whynot_31 · September 2013

Until construction begins, the wall is becoming a popular place for street art:

Look! Up in the air! UPDATE: Washington/St Johns Fire

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