Monday, August 27, 2012

ROSE ASSOCIATES OUSTED FROM MAJOR DEVELOPMENT!!

Well, it appears that it is possible to get rid of Rose Associates.
http://stuytownreport.blogspot.com/2012/08/rose-associates-exits-cw-to-take-over.html
INTERESTING NAME OF OWNER THERE - ROCKWOOD - OUR OWNER?
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"About CW Financial Services
CW Financial Services (CW) is a unique, vertically integrated commercial real estate finance and investment management company focused on multifamily and healthcare lending, primary servicing, special servicing, investment management, and research and consulting services. CW is operated through four subsidiaries:
CWCapital LLC (Lending and Primary Servicing)
CWCapital Asset Management LLC (Special Servicing)
CWCapital Investments LLC (Investment Management and Consulting)
Rockwood Real Estate Advisors (Advisory and Transactional Services)

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THE STUYVESANT TENANTS SAY THIS ABOUT ROSE:
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Rose was more than a middleman stuck between a rock and a hard place. In my opinion, they were the architects of many of the various failed strategies or enthusiastically pushed the limits of the failed Tishman Speyer stuff. The fact is that Rose sought the property management responsibility and, after almost two years, it is quite clear that they did not have the competence to deal with the issues and the tasks at hand. But, as with TS, thats what you get when the boss rises to the top mostly because he was born into it.

Remember also that Rose shares responsibility with TS for the fire door violations, for the use of tenant photos for marketing purposes without their written permission in violation of the law, for the failed effort to dump all of the items in storage rooms and for the failure to see that Security enforced the dog rules, etc., etc.===============



110 Bennett Ave. - Owner? Open HPD Violations, Legal Occupancy Permit Number?

This post was inspired by someone who visited, looking for "110 Bennett Owner."
This is a good time to take a spin around HPD and New York City Buildings to learn about the building status. And how many units are legally allowed in the building?
One place to locate the owner of a building is on the HPD Online site:
http://167.153.4.70/HPDonline/provide_address.aspx
Boro
House #
Street
 
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Search results:
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The selected address: 110 BENNETT AVENUE, Manhattan 10033
HPD#
6979  Active
Range
106-110
Block
02180
Lot
0199
CD
12
CensusTract 27100 Stories
6
A Units 53 B Units
0
Ownership
PVT
MDR#
110362
Class
E

This address is also known as:
House NoStreet Nm
106BENNETT AVENUE
110BENNETT AVENUE

NOTICE THAT IT LISTS 53 UNITS.
6 FLOORS HAVE 8 UNITS EACH - A, B, C, D, E, F, G AND H. = 48 UNITS.
DOES THE GROUND LEVEL - "M" - HAVE 5 LEGALLY ALLOWED UNITS?
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On left, select:
Property Owner Registration Information
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Response:
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Building Registration Summary Report
OwnerLast Reg Dt
Reg Expire Dt
OrganizationLast NmFirst NmHouse NoStreet NmAptCityStateZip
Head Officer05/24/2012 04/01/2013  JONESCAROL200MADISON AVENUE5NEW YORKNY10016
Officer05/24/2012 04/01/2013  AVRUDATINA200MADISON AVENUE5NEW YORKNY10016
Corporation05/24/2012 04/01/2013 110 BENNETT AVENUE LLC C/O ROSE ASSOC  200MADISON AVENUE25NEW YORKNY10016
Managing Agent05/24/2012 04/01/2013 ROSE ASSOCIATES INCMOTLEYMARK200MADISON AVENUE5NEW YORKNY10016
Emerg. Contact05/24/2012 04/01/2013  RAMOSALEJO      
Emerg. Contact05/24/2012 04/01/2013  ANS SERVICEMAP MOBILE      
They are from the new company which purchased this and the other 8 buildings a few months ago. Is their company Rockpoint?  No formal notice was given to the tenants.
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Looking for Open Violations - temporarily putting aside the fact that Rose Associates made false certifications about being in compliance, according to HPD,  we find a few especially interesting open violations:
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Open Violations - ALL DATES
There are 20 Violations. Arranged by category:

  A class: 4   B class: 7    C class: 9 All Open Violations
- 0 1998/09/02 1998/09/22 B658 2413604 386147 § 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective paving center rear yard. NOT COMPLIED 2011/12/24 1998/11/16
- 0 1998/09/02 1998/09/22 B658 2413605 386147 § 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective paving ramp rear south yard. NOT COMPLIED 2011/12/24 1998/11/16

FOR 14 YEARS THE BACK COURTYARD PAVEMENT HAS BEEN CRACKED OPEN, WITH HUGE HOLES GOING DOWN QUITE A WAYS.
THIS DEFECT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO USE THE BACK COURTYARD FOR PICNICS AND OTHER TENANT USE.
IT NOT REPAIRED IN THE "EXTERIOR RESTORATION".
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I-Card Images
NYC Department of Buildings
Property Profile Overview
110 BENNETT AVENUEMANHATTAN   10033BIN#  1064442    
BENNETT AVENUE106 - 110Health Area: 210Tax Block: 2180
WEST 186 STREET721 - 721Census Tract: 271Tax Lot: 199
Community Board: 112Condo: NO
ON TOP RIGHT SEE LINK TO CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY:         View Certificates of Occupancy

NYC Department of Buildings
C of O PDF Listing for Property
Premises: 110 BENNETT AVENUE MANHATTANBIN: 1064442    Block: 2180    Lot: 199
Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader if you are unable to open the PDF files

To report a problem with any of these images, please use the CO Image Problem Form
CO 26487:  1940   M000026487.PDF - THE ONLY OCCUPANCY PERMIT ON RECORD -
CO 46138-TEMP:M000046138.PDF  - 1956 PARKING LOT ONLY
CO 53946-TEMP:M000053946.PDF
CO 65868-TEMP:M000065868.PDF
CO 72041-TEMP:M000072041.PDF
CO 77437:M000077437.PDF - 1977 PERMIT FOR PARKING LOT

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1977 IS THE MOST RECENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, BUT IT IS FOR A PARKING LOT, PREVIOUSLY ON 112 - 114 BENNETT AVE, NOW AN APARTMENT BUILDING:
http://a810-cofo.nyc.gov/cofo/M/000/077000/M000077437.PDF
ONLY ONE PERMIT FOR 110 BENNETT AVE:
http://a810-cofo.nyc.gov/cofo/M/000/026000/M000026487.PDF
IT LISTS:
BASEMENT - 3 UNITS
FIRST FLOOR THROUGH SIXTH - 8 UNITS EACH.
TOTAL NUMBER = 51 UNITS.
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TWO OPEN DEPT OF BUILDINGS VIOLATIONS:  FOR ELEVATOR.
V 060110E9027/340140 DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE06/01/2010
V 042612E9027/420898 DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE04/26/2012

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JOB FILINGS - SEE LIST AT BOTTOM RIGHT:
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Jobs/Filings27

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BACK TO EXTERIOR RENOVATION JOB:
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04/08/200912001233301A2X SIGNED OFF02/24/20110018105 RAAMTSEN 

 EXTERIOR RESTORATION. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. PLEASE SEE CO  Work on Floor(s): ROF 001 thru 006 -----
SCROLL DOWN TO NUMBER 13: AND YOU WILL SEE ONLY 51 UNITS!
13  Building Characteristics
2008 Code Designations?
Occupancy Classification: Existing:    RES - RESID. BLDG - OLD CODE    No
Proposed:    RES - RESID. BLDG - OLD CODE    No
Construction Classification: Existing:    II-C: UNPROTECTED WOOD JOIST   No
Proposed:    II-C: UNPROTECTED WOOD JOIST    No
Multiple Dwelling Classification: Existing:    
Proposed:    
Building Height (ft.): Existing:    65
Proposed:    65
Building Stories: Existing:    6
Proposed:    6
Dwelling Units: Existing:    51
Proposed:    51


Tuesday, August 21, 2012

ROSE ASSOCIATES DOESN'T WANT US TO SEE THIS: NYC Buildings Cost Affidavit: $652,469.00

Rose Associates, the property manager, doesn't want us to see this. This morning it was ripped off the mailroom wall.

View 110.CostAffidavit.Exterior.jpg in slide show  The MCI rent increase of $77.74 per room is based on "OWNER'S CLAIMED COST" OF $1,135,313.50.

However, the cost affidavit, certified under penalty of perjury, says it cost $652,469.00.

No mention of a consultant.
Please go to NYC Buildings to see this document and others.

LINK TO NYC BUILDINGS, COST AFFIDAVIT FOR EXTERIOR BUILDING RESTORATION:
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/BSCANJobDocumentContentServlet?passjobnumber=120012333&scancode=SC130534796
Exterior Restoration Cost Affidavit: $652.469.00 NYC Buildings
PAGE TWO IS CERTIFICATION, AS WELL AS IN OTHER DOCUMENTS.
LINK TO ALL BUILDING / APARTMENT RESTORATION DOCUMENTS:
LOOK UP YOUR APARTMENT.
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByLocationServlet?requestid=1&allbin=1064442&allstrt=BENNETT+AVENUE&allnumbhous=110
LINK TO ALL OF THE EXTERIOR RESTORATION DOCUMENTS:
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=120012333&passdocnumber=01
04/08/200912001233301A2X SIGNED OFF02/24/20110018105 RA
AMTSEN
 EXTERIOR RESTORATION. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. PLEASE SEE CO  Work on Floor(s): ROF 001 thru 006.