Credit: Shawn Rosvold

It’s been about 7 months since we first visited the 6 story building being erected at St. John’s.  When we visited 2 months later, not much had changed.

Upon our most recent visit, we noted that with the exception of some new windows and insulation, it still doesn’t look like they’ve made very much progess, even though there’s a valid building permit.

There was apparently a stop work order on the building around January 2009, but that was lifted about a month later.

One commenter from our previous post made an interesting observation:

The owner just snuck under the deadline, as that lot is now calendared for landmarking and any new applications for building permits will be run by Landmark Preservation Commission staffers. Somehow I don’t think this one would have passed.

I have heard from a usually reliable source that the owner plans to live there. I guess he doesn’t understand how offended the community is by his creativity. Live and learn.

We will continue to wait and watch to see if this prediction comes true.

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