Block Hole

182 15th Street a.k.a. "The Katan Towers" before Board of Standards and Appeals July 2006 reversal of fortune. The official nuts and bolts BSA ruling brief for 182 15th st. can be found *here* in the archives of the South South Slope Community page.

Behold, recent pictures of the ongoing construction from both the 15th and 16th Street perspectives.*Click* on pictures to enlarge. There is still quite a bit of construction going on in the South Slope, despite the economy being what it is.




Job Type: NB - NEW BUILDING
182 15th Street Brooklyn, NY
BIN: 3337745 Block: 1047 Lot: 24

Job No: 301791318 Job Type / App No.: NEWB Fee: STANDARD
Permit No: 301791318-01-NB Issued: 06/08/2009 Expires: 10/10/2009
Seq. No.: 04 Filing Date: 06/08/2009 RENEWAL Status: ISSUED
Work: Proposed Job Start: 09/12/2005 Work Approved: 12/16/2004
NEW BUILDING -

Zoning: R6B
Use: J-2 - RESIDENTIAL APT HOUSE No. Dwellings: 31 Stories: 4
Total Floor Area: 74,385 Landmark: NO
Site Fill: ON-SITE
Review is requested under Building Code: 1968

Issued to: ASHER NEUMAN Tracking No: GC
Business: CIPCO DEVELOPERS INC Phone: 718-422-0496
320 ROEBLING STREET #623 BROOKLYN NY 11211

Superintendent of Construction: SHMUEL SPIELMAN
Business: C H DEVELOPMENT Phone: 718-302-2802
199 LEE SUITE 524 BROOKLYN NY 11211





















In this aerial view you can see how the construction site completely surrounds three very small 16th Street wood frame homes. Will this be the New Building's driveway entrance for their off street parking?





























As seen from the 15th Street side of the site. Sections of the older, existing Katan Tower foundation now have shrubbery growing from them.



























































Foundation work as seen from 16th Street side of the fence.