Whynot awards the architect of 1135-1137 St Marks Avenue (near Utica) honorary PhD.

"No parking is included, and the apartments were likely split into separate buildings to the duck the zoning code’s parking requirements. (One 16-unit building would require 8 parking spots, but two eight-unit buildings don’t require any parking.)"

http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/04/permits-filed-1135-1137-st-marks-avenue-crown-heights.html

I do love it when government regulations cause it to make more financial sense to have two furnaces instead of one.

Let's just substitute "parking spots" for "treble", and "F.A.R." for "bass" and all sing along.