The Department of Buildings was reported to have ordered the evacuation of residential rental tenants from the former commercial 16-story building at 1182 Broadway just south of the Ace Hotel between 28th and 29th Streets, according to an article by Sara today at curbed.com
"A DOB spokesperson tells us," the article stated, that "the agency investigated after anonymous complaints and found that the property was illegally converted from a 16-floor manufacturing building into residential apartments. The building had no fire sprinklers, no secondary exit, and only one stairwell, which could trap tenants in the building in the event of a fire, so the DOB slapped owner Mocal Enterprises with violations for converting the building without a permit and for occupancy contrary to DOB regulations. According to DOB, tenants were evacuated with the aid of city agencies and the Red Cross."
An update to the article later in the day said that "we just received this statement from building administrator Dana Haddad: 'As an accommodation, we will be providing alternate housing to each of our 54 tenants and their families in the upcoming two days as we work around the clock with the Department of Buildings and our tenants to resolve this unfortunate situation.'
An on-line listing for an apartment in the building at TREGBY (The Real Estate Group Company) by Gus Waite said that "This loft building hidden among a stretch of wholesale jewelers and Tupac T-shirts vendors is perfect for the anti-cookie cutter Chelsea crowd. Zoned as a live-work space, this renovated loft offers an industrial vision of New York that is fast disappearing. There are four distinct floor plans on each floor of this 16 floor building. Featuring free laundry on every floor and bathrooms big enough to fit a mini-Cooper in, these apartments also offer massive closets and giant pewter windows. If you are looking for Zen gardens and tenant lounges then this building is not for you. But if a taste of raw space - think concrete floors in some units and spectacular wrap around antique windows in the two-bedroom units - makes your artistic juices start to flow, then this might do the trick.Remember to treat Juan, the doorman, with an extra special dose of respect and affection as he is one of my favorite doormen in all of New York. Only offering one and two bedroom layouts from $3500-$5000."
"A DOB spokesperson tells us," the article stated, that "the agency investigated after anonymous complaints and found that the property was illegally converted from a 16-floor manufacturing building into residential apartments. The building had no fire sprinklers, no secondary exit, and only one stairwell, which could trap tenants in the building in the event of a fire, so the DOB slapped owner Mocal Enterprises with violations for converting the building without a permit and for occupancy contrary to DOB regulations. According to DOB, tenants were evacuated with the aid of city agencies and the Red Cross."
An update to the article later in the day said that "we just received this statement from building administrator Dana Haddad: 'As an accommodation, we will be providing alternate housing to each of our 54 tenants and their families in the upcoming two days as we work around the clock with the Department of Buildings and our tenants to resolve this unfortunate situation.'
An on-line listing for an apartment in the building at TREGBY (The Real Estate Group Company) by Gus Waite said that "This loft building hidden among a stretch of wholesale jewelers and Tupac T-shirts vendors is perfect for the anti-cookie cutter Chelsea crowd. Zoned as a live-work space, this renovated loft offers an industrial vision of New York that is fast disappearing. There are four distinct floor plans on each floor of this 16 floor building. Featuring free laundry on every floor and bathrooms big enough to fit a mini-Cooper in, these apartments also offer massive closets and giant pewter windows. If you are looking for Zen gardens and tenant lounges then this building is not for you. But if a taste of raw space - think concrete floors in some units and spectacular wrap around antique windows in the two-bedroom units - makes your artistic juices start to flow, then this might do the trick.Remember to treat Juan, the doorman, with an extra special dose of respect and affection as he is one of my favorite doormen in all of New York. Only offering one and two bedroom layouts from $3500-$5000."
Architecture Critic
Carter Horsley
Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.
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