Showing posts with label 515 E. Fifth St.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 515 E. Fifth St.. Show all posts
Friday, September 18, 2015

Minus a floor (mostly), BSA to weigh in on Ben Shaoul's zoning variance today for 515 E. 5th St.

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[ EVG photo from Sept. 5 ] Workers packed up their gear and sidewalk bridge a few weeks ago at 515 E. Fifth St., where they had been remo...
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Friday, June 5, 2015

The disappearing penthouse of 515 E. 5th St.

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After reading our post from Tuesday about the demolition of the penthouse at 515 E. Fifth St., two EVG readers sent along photos showing t...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Actual demolition work happening at Ben Shaoul's illegal East 5th Street penthouse

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Last week an EVG reader noted the arrival of some supplies at 515 E. Fifth St., where landlord Ben Shaoul is under orders to remove the il...
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Friday, May 15, 2015

Ben Shaoul now has until the end of July to demolish his illegal penthouse on East 5th Street

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[ Photo of 515 E. Fifth St. from May 4 ] Landlord-developer Ben Shaoul now has yet another deadline to remove the illegal penthouse at 51...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Sidewalk bridge arrives at 515 E. 5th St., site of Ben Shaoul's illegal penthouse conversion

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Workers arrived late yesterday afternoon to assemble a sidewalk bridge outside 515 E. Fifth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B, where, perh...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

BSA tells Ben Shaoul to remove the illegal penthouse on East 5th Street within 60 days

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The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) has finally ordered the removal of the long-contested penthouse at 515 E. Fifth Street. A quicki...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Another BSA hearing on Ben Shaoul's illegal rooftop addition; plus, rent 1 of the contested units!

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The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) is holding another hearing today regarding 515 E. Fifth St., where the years-long saga over an ill...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

[Updated] Inflatable rat pays visit to controversial Ben Shaoul building on East 5th Street

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The inflatable union rat is out this morning at 515 E. Fifth St., where notorious landlord/developer Ben Shaoul has been fighting for a zo...
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Friday, November 15, 2013

CB3 not into Ben Shaoul's zoning variance for 515 E. 5th St.

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News on the never-ending saga regarding developer Ben Shaoul's additions to 515 E. Fifth St. On Wednesday night, Community Board 3's...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Never-ending battle over additional floors at 515 E. Fifth St. promises to keep being never-ending

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The saga of developer Ben Shaoul's additions to 515 E. Fifth St. continues. This was on the docket for this month's CB3 Land Use, Zo...
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Friday, October 11, 2013

CB3 hearing on illegal rooftop additions at 515 E. 5th St. re-scheduled for another month

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The illegal rooftop additions at 515 E. Fifth St. were on the docket for Wednesday night's CB3 Land Use, Zoning, Public & Private H...
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Never-ending battle wages on over additional floors at 515 E. Fifth St.

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[ EVG file photo ] A familiar address makes an appearance at tonight's CB3 Land Use, Zoning, Public & Private Housing Committee me...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

[Updated] 5 years later, another BSA hearing on illegal rooftop addition at 515 E. Fifth St.

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Back in 2008, the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) decreed that the one-story addition to 515 E. Fifth St. was illegal and should be re...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Protest at 515 E. Fifth St. this morning, site of Ben Shaoul's illegal addition

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In November 2008, the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) ruled that one-story additions to 515 E. Fifth St. and 514-516 E. Sixth St. are i...
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