Illegal construction at 565 St. John's

Work has seemed to stop in the last few months. I always had a hunch that what was being done here wasn't completely in accordance with the DOB, but I decided to have a look. Indeed, there's a pile-up of SWO's and violations of SWO's, a partial vacate on the property, and the only permits applied for seem to do with the installation of a sidewalk shed.
It's kind of amazing that someone would try to do something of this scale without a permit!
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It should be interesting to see what happens with this site.
Sometimes DOB has their act together to the degree that they (via the courts) are able to seize the property and sell it at auction.
The buyer buys it under the condition that all fines are paid, the thing gets up to code or the addition is removed.
I'd would not be surprised if some the cites were around using an unlic'd contractor. Lots of that is reportedly happening in order to get stuff built quickly.
The surrounding area can build high (and ugly) if they desire.
Notice of Hearing, SWOs, etc remain on door.
Needless to say, the former rent stabilized tenants are now long gone. I hope they rec'd good buyouts, but suspect they did not.
In other instances, the DOB levies so many fines on the property that the city obtains ownership and then sells it at a gov auction.
Hopefully, the property won't get stuck, like 314 St. John's has been since around 2007:
http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/33863/314-st-johns-place/p1
If this case is a good comparison, it might take a few more years before DOB can get the authority to demolish the illegal floors: http://evgrieve.com/2015/06/the-disappearing-penthouse-of-515-e-5th.html
No visible progress.