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Fines keep accruing in long-running Bridal Mariner renovation case; magistrate says reactivated permit and engineer letter needed to halt penalties
Summary
The special magistrate ordered fines to continue in a long-running construction enforcement case at 3100 Northeast 40 Ninth Street after finding the project’s permit had expired and no qualifying engineer letter was on file; the magistrate outlined steps the owner must take to stop accrual.
The magistrate on April 17 ordered fines to continue accruing in a multi-year enforcement case at 3100 Northeast 40 Ninth Street, telling the property’s representatives the city lacked a current issued permit and an engineer’s letter tied to an issued permit — both of which the magistrate said are required to request a further extension.
Justin Campano, speaking as a representative on the board, described a sequence of contractor problems: leaked, allegedly defective windows, a contractor termination and ongoing litigation with the original contractor. Chief Leonardo Martinez for the city said the permit had expired and staff had no record of the required engineer letter appended to an issued permit.
The magistrate explained the city’s standard: “An engineer can submit a signed and sealed letter all day, but unless there is appended to it an active, yes, valid permit, then we cannot offer another hundred and 80 day extension.” The magistrate ordered the owner to pursue a change-of-contractor and reactivate the permit; once the permit is active and the engineer’s letter properly references that issued permit, the magistrate said the fines would stop and the project would qualify for the typical 180-day compliance window.
The hearing record indicates fines have accrued since 2021 and the city asked to impose approximately $44,600 in outstanding penalties. The magistrate allowed the owner to pursue the administrative steps described and said there would be a later opportunity to request amnesty or reductions once the administrative prerequisites — a valid permit and an engineer’s letter tied to that permit — are satisfied.
Owners were advised to coordinate with plan reviewers in the building department and to complete a change-of-contractor and reactivation process to return the project to active-permit status; the magistrate flagged that, once those steps are completed, staff may grant the requested extension and temporarily stop further fines.
