[Photo Sunday by Steven]
Some residents at 95 E. Seventh St. have been posting flyers noting how long it has been since they've had gas for cooking in this building between Avenue A and First Avenue... (today marks Day 193)...
[Photo Sunday by Steven]
According to public records, the building sold last September for a little more than $6 million. It had been one of the numerous East Village properties owned by Morton Tabak and Co. (This is one of the 16 East Village buildings that Raphael Toledano purchased last fall.)
A resident told us that Brooklyn-based Halt Management is in charge of the building now.
Per the resident: "Our beautiful, late 19th-century tenement has been abused and destroyed during the seven months of construction with the goal of creating 'luxury units' out of the few vacant spaces." (They've also been without a super, per the resident.) There are several complaints on file with the DOB in recent days, including one from last Thursday noting "the walls are cracking and tenants are fearful for their safety."
The resident says that the management company has provided them with hot plates, and that, in total, they've received $150 in rent abatements.
[Reader submitted photo]
Updated noon
An EVG reader shared this photo... festive balloons with the No Gas message...
