1719 Voorhies: Business Encroaches on Residential Space
This picture of 1719 Voorhies Ave was taken last fall. In March of 2009, the building remained much the same. The unnamed wedding and party center business doesn’t seem to be in operation and there was no telephone number to call to find out more information.
Just a short while ago, the building, located between Sheepshead Bay Rd & East 18 St, was entirely residential. The last information posted on the NYC EveryBlock website regarding building permit applications indicate that the site was not approved for a conversion.
The New York City Department of Buildings has a Property Profile Overview and a May 8, 2008 Certificate of Occupancy classification as a multiple dwelling building HACA for 5 units. Page two of the document lists approval for a store and accessory for store.
Property Shark lists the building, built in 1934, as a 4,224 square foot residential building with a last sale date of March 2, 2009 at a price of $875,000.
Whether or not the site has been approved for commercial use is unclear, but from the looks of it, development is encroaching on the affordable living spaces.
In case the building does not have approval for the operation of a business, and the office storefront needs to revert back to a residential floor, would any renter want to have such a large glass window in their living room? It’s common for people in the Netherlands to have large windows in their living spaces, so the landlord might do well to find a Dutch family to enjoy the floor-to-ceiling glass. It would be interesting to see new Brooklyn back to a bit of old Breuckelen (real old).
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