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| Archival, back in day before the shovel hit the soil. |
Received an anonymous tip informing us that the new building going up at 192 15th Street between 4th and 5th Avenues was slammed with a Stop Work Order Violation by the Department of Buildings back on the 14th of April. According to the complaint, a full Stop Work order was served after the next door neighbor reported to 311 that workers had drilled holes into their property. Upon inspection, the DOB found an 8x10x15 foot hole had been dug with a backhoe, apparently in order to begin underpinning the adjacent home's foundation. Inspectors reported no protective sheeting or shoring had been installed prior to the dig. The stop work order was lifted on April 28th after the hole was back filled to grade. Permitted contractors MUST notify the Building Department at least 24-48 hours prior to the start of any earthwork. The Department also conducts random on-site audits of excavation work to be sure that work is being performed safely according to approved plans. See this link (PDF)
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| 192 15th Street |
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| Hole-B-Gone |
I guess this is where I mention that this new 4 story residential building is being developed by Mark Zeldin, who has erected a considerable amount of buildings in the South Slope. He should have at least learned by now of the many hazardous pitfalls that lurk beneath Brooklyn's unpredictable, water slogged sandy glacial till that comprises most of the S Slope. Expeditious cost-cutting seldom pays off. Neighbors get pissed. Inspectors are summoned.
One thing I have noticed recently is that there is now a significant delay between the issuing of Environmental Control Board violations and the time it takes for them to actually show up on the DoB BIS web site. Not sure what that's about… ?
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