For the past two years or so, they've been putting up a new eight story building that faces my apartment in the rear. Neighbors complained several times when they violated their work permits - beginning work at dawn and working on weekends. It's created an incredible amount of noise and filth, and my apartment seems to have less ventilation since construction began. The building occupies two lots.
I didn't think too much of it when they first began constructing what appeared to be a wall in the rear but I began to wonder when the "wall" got to be two stories high. Now it seems the "wall" is some kind of enclosure, with a roof, so that the structure occupies the entire lot.
Is it legal to build on the entire lot? I was under the impression that something like 20% had to be left open for ventilation. Is this worth persuing with the DOB?