tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post142392055515900476..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: City serves stop work order on Icon Realty-owned building for installing gas pipe without permit across from deadly 2nd Avenue blast zoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33892420528448198422017-07-21T06:42:44.953-04:002017-07-21T06:42:44.953-04:00To the person who left the comment on this post la...To the person who left the comment on this post last night... do you have a copy of the confrontation between the tenants and ownership that you described? I'd like to see it<br /><br />grieve98@gmail.comEV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8031496981443576992015-04-16T19:21:18.791-04:002015-04-16T19:21:18.791-04:00I am a 56 West 11th St. tenant and can confirm tha...I am a 56 West 11th St. tenant and can confirm that our tenants' association has been working on this with Molly Bangs from Corey Johnson's office for several months and Johnson even sent a letter to Icon on behalf of the tenants in our building. Icon's lawyers sent a lengthy response more or less denying everything or making excuses. We are now in housing court seeking an order directing Icon to restore services. Housing court has been another rude awakening, as the court has bent over backwards to accommodate Icon's lame excuses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36378811830462834232015-04-05T09:54:25.311-04:002015-04-05T09:54:25.311-04:00The tenants at 56 West 11th St should call their N...The tenants at 56 West 11th St should call their NYC Council rep Corey Johnson speak to Matt Green<br />(212) 564-7757 <br /><br />Corey is a strong supporter of tenants rights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50640261518708399852015-04-03T19:28:20.274-04:002015-04-03T19:28:20.274-04:00Agree with the plumbers comments about ConEd's...Agree with the plumbers comments about ConEd's bureaucracy. They take months to do a meter installation. I've experienced it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33573024558176673502015-04-03T18:12:05.595-04:002015-04-03T18:12:05.595-04:00I am a tenant in another Icon owned building -56 W...I am a tenant in another Icon owned building -56 West 11th St. -- the litany of complaints & violations is identical to ours. We have been harassed since they bought the building. There are now only rent controlled & stabilized tenants left and we have suffered for a year. We are very frightened about gas work in the building-- we have been without any gas since July, no elevator since then as well.<br />The workers are unskilled. It is just terrifying especially in light of no protections for tenants who are made homeless by negligence. A nightmare! Please someone do a story about Icon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82865778688706962392015-04-02T13:27:42.829-04:002015-04-02T13:27:42.829-04:00For your HP action the tenants need to review the ...For your HP action the tenants need to review the answers to all the owners permit filings ...see DOB PW1 section 26 regarding occupancy and rent regulated status. This permit application falsely states the building is not occupied and not occupied by rent regulated tenants<br /><br />And there is no required Tenant Protection Plan filed as required by law for an occupied building.<br /><br />Therefore the permit and likely others are invalid and illegal since they are filed with false statements.<br /><br />NYS Attorney General Schneiderman has filed this specific charge of permit filed with false statements to Section 26 of DOB form PW1 regarding occupancy and regulated status in a current case of fraud 101 West 78th Street <br /><br /><br />http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?passdocnumber=1&passjobnumber=140234164&requestid=3&restore=1<br /><br />http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/BScanJobDocumentServlet?requestid=5&passjobnumber=140234164&passdocnumber=01&allbin=1006312&scancode=ES394442383<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4595202091810159322015-04-02T00:52:30.396-04:002015-04-02T00:52:30.396-04:00I believe SMICON Realty Management.
Tenants think...I believe SMICON Realty Management.<br /><br />Tenants think they know everything about a building. They think they know more than the landlord. <br />In reading all the posts one would think that they are all licensed electricians and plumbers. All they know to do is Stop work and then complain that work isn't being done. There's just no pleasing some tenants. If they're not happy where they live, they're more than welcome to move out. There is no law that forces them to remain a tenant where they are unhappy.<br /><br />I am not affiliated nor do I know SMICON. I am a landlord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56813212042746397772015-04-01T23:45:06.182-04:002015-04-01T23:45:06.182-04:00I wont comment on that landlord issues but being a...I wont comment on that landlord issues but being a licensed plumber we can work on some gas lines without permits. We can also file permits post repair. <br /><br />The big issue is the ConEd procedures it takes months for meters unlike Natgrid who will get them to us the next day. This is why you see places cross connecting gas lines like what happened at this deli and at 121. The issue with ConED is so bad some plumbers wont work in areas ConEd supplies gas. What happened at 121 all stems from the ConEd runaround and waiting game not money. <br /><br />My opinion at 121 is they had the line in basement capped off and removed it pre inspection. whoever did it after ConEd rejected them they forgot and line was wide open when they turned it back on. You need a substantial leak for that kind of damage. <br /><br />What people should look for when work is being done is a Licensed Plumber. NYC has some of the toughest licensing laws in the nation. Chances are if the contractor is licensed you have nothing to worry about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76007580180789706492015-04-01T22:11:54.809-04:002015-04-01T22:11:54.809-04:00Prayer nor God has anything to do with this. It p...Prayer nor God has anything to do with this. It pertains to greed, ignorance, and stupidity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55835033593046920182015-04-01T16:55:41.256-04:002015-04-01T16:55:41.256-04:00Here's another, SMEGMACON, from WNYC, noted ho...Here's another, SMEGMACON, from WNYC, noted hotbed of lousy journalism. Still awaiting your reply to my first link posting from the Post.<br /><br />http://www.wnyc.org/story/gas-shut-building-across-site-east-village-gas-explosion/Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50129338414035727652015-04-01T12:42:25.203-04:002015-04-01T12:42:25.203-04:00Good find Gojira, now S&M ICON will have to de...Good find Gojira, now S&M ICON will have to deal with the NY Post and other media outlets. After the media gets through with them their new tagline will be "Thank you sir, may I have another?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-78718890072610931752015-04-01T11:44:01.572-04:002015-04-01T11:44:01.572-04:00OK, SMICON, please respond to this:
http://nypost...OK, SMICON, please respond to this:<br /><br />http://nypost.com/2015/04/01/shady-gas-pipe-hookup-found-near-east-village-blast-site/Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80321650585388521262015-04-01T01:42:25.519-04:002015-04-01T01:42:25.519-04:00Don't believe the tenants of 128's baseles...Don't believe the tenants of 128's baseless claims, but do believe SMICON's baseless claims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74251769955279286262015-04-01T01:07:04.220-04:002015-04-01T01:07:04.220-04:00Does anyone have specific suggestions about how we...Does anyone have specific suggestions about how we can support the Stage? <br /><br />If it doesn't reopen this would be a body blow to our neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36974865641038630212015-03-31T21:35:11.772-04:002015-03-31T21:35:11.772-04:00"SMIcon, The EVGrive blog is not a journalism..."SMIcon, The EVGrive blog is not a journalism blog, it's a whiny baby blog. Different rules apply"<br /><br />I wonder who this could be, defending the indefensible. The usual suspect? BTW:<br /><br />G..r..i..e..v..e. <br /><br />"Baby!... Why does he say this "baby"? The Führer has never said "baby".Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35563545166355709282015-03-31T21:25:01.022-04:002015-03-31T21:25:01.022-04:00@7:27pm: Thank you for the info!
And Giovanni, yo...@7:27pm: Thank you for the info!<br /><br />And Giovanni, you are 100% correct. In their self-serving comment here, smicon claims there are 2 only HPD violations - BUT <b>HPD</b> violations and <b>DOB</b> violations are totally separate things.<br /><br />The DOB violations include the STOP WORK ORDER and the illegal gas work that the DOB inspector observed and photographed.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42921393832817337122015-03-31T19:57:30.751-04:002015-03-31T19:57:30.751-04:00@6:40pm: We hear you and believe you, and I am sor...@6:40pm: We hear you and believe you, and I am sorry for all that those of you living in that building have endured, and are still enduring.<br /><br />Trust me when I say that NO ONE here believes a word Smicon's self-serving palaver - esp. those of us who live in or adjacent to one of their buildings. From what I've personally seen & heard of their "management" my opinion of them could not be lower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52543132592453425912015-03-31T19:55:26.333-04:002015-03-31T19:55:26.333-04:00SMIcon, The EVGrive blog is not a journalism blog,...SMIcon, The EVGrive blog is not a journalism blog, it's a whiny baby blog. Different rules apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14006816625237830242015-03-31T19:28:51.121-04:002015-03-31T19:28:51.121-04:00The good news is now that SMICON has made the mist...The good news is now that SMICON has made the mistake of accusing EV Grieve of jouralistic malpractice (ha!) their tenants of harrassing them (ha!) and denying a DOB inspectors report, every media outet will be picking up this story to call the landlord to make statements on the record and they will find out the truth. The landord has invited scrutiny with their ridiculous statement, and they know full well that whatever previous HPD violations or compleints have nothing to do with DOB violations which are issued whenever there is a dangerous building condition posed to the tenants and general public. the Environmental Control Board at the NYC Dept. of Buildings issued the Stop Work Order, not HPD. <br /><br />In this time of grief after the dsaster on 7th Street they should have more sensitivity about what their tenants and neighbors are now going through. But since they don't live anywhere near this property or ever demostrate basic human feelings or compassion, then the authorites will just need to deal with any alleged violations that put the community at further risk ASAP.Giovannihttp://urbanmyths.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73417599723952542702015-03-31T19:27:21.807-04:002015-03-31T19:27:21.807-04:00ICON REALTY MANAGMENT IS TODD COHEN AND TERRANCE L...ICON REALTY MANAGMENT IS TODD COHEN AND TERRANCE LOWENBERG. If anyone is curious about their identity. <br /><br />I will quote Mr Cohen from an article in the Post some years back where he makes himself sound like a pretty awesome guy ! <br /><br />“I have an amazing building going up, I have amazing chemistry with my girlfriend and my company is about to blow the fuck up.”<br /><br />What a dou*he. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-87106744769129440122015-03-31T19:16:56.606-04:002015-03-31T19:16:56.606-04:00Anon 6:40pm: Good luck to you and your fellow tena...Anon 6:40pm: Good luck to you and your fellow tenants. I hope you have some good support for the court fight. My building's tenant association was greatly helped by GOLES on Avenue B and attorneys from the Urban Justice Center. We qualified for free legal assistance because many tenants in the building are low-income. With this help, we managed to get the building into the 7A management program overseen by the city. It won't last forever, but for now for the first time in many tears repairs are being done and we're not being harassed. Best of luck to you and your neighbors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49490358714146312262015-03-31T19:09:13.411-04:002015-03-31T19:09:13.411-04:00I think it's safe to say that nobody reading t...I think it's safe to say that nobody reading this blog is going to listen to a word SMIcon has to say, because we all know it's some lame PR person just spewing out lies.<br />Also, to add to the list of things wrong with that building - I don't even live there but I pass it every single day during my commute, and there has never been a day when the front doors aren't completely WIDE opened. Literally anyone and everyone can just walk in at anytime throughout the work day. I know this is pretty standard during ongoing construction but jeez, yet another reason that building is unsafe for tenants. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56277822513729246682015-03-31T18:40:20.720-04:002015-03-31T18:40:20.720-04:00@SMICON the tenants of 128 Second Ave have not ma...@SMICON the tenants of 128 Second Ave have not made baseless complaints. I live in this building and I know first hand what is going on. In the past year that you have owned this building the tenants have often gone without heat and hot water. The fire <br />escape is not attached to the building. The dust from construction has been everywhere in the building including our apartments. Your management company could not care less when we have called to complain about these issues. You only have one super for all of the buildings you own. How dare you say the tenants are harassing the landlord! the living conditions in this building are deplorable to say the least. This past Sunday a tenant had a gas leak in their apartment. When ConEd arrived and inspected work your contractors had done to the gas line the decision was made that the building was unsafe and the gas had to be shut off. How is this our fault? It's now two day's without heat hot water or cooking gas and there has been no response from Icon. We have asked for heaters from the management and have been told they are working on it. It's going to be 34 tonight and we have several senior citizens in our building who are suffering. This is unacceptable and maybe instead of trying to protect your image online by trying to discredit the complaints made against your lousy company you could reach out to us and offer some help!<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-65049026382796405162015-03-31T18:12:35.277-04:002015-03-31T18:12:35.277-04:00How great would it be for The Stage to become the ...How great would it be for The Stage to become the EV's Stonewall ? <br /><br />Let's get the gas back on in that building, shall we ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85880157665285041602015-03-31T18:10:13.019-04:002015-03-31T18:10:13.019-04:00Hey, SMICON, why don't you hold a major press ...Hey, SMICON, why don't you hold a major press conference and show your faces to the public? Ah, right, you're busy hiding who you are and denying what you do - including the illegal work that the city SAW and TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF, but you still claim it never happened. Hey, your unicorn is double-parked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com