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Board continues hearing on contested Sixth Avenue permit amid UDU and tenant‑protection concerns
Summary
After lengthy testimony from a tenant who said removal of an upstairs kitchenette would threaten her tenancy and from permit-holders and city staff who said the third floor lacks independent access, the board continued the appeal to June 3 so Planning staff can verify whether a removed door changes the unauthorized-dwelling-unit determination.
The Board of Appeals on May 13 paused and continued an appeal involving a contested permit at 137446 Sixth Avenue after a detailed exchange over whether a third‑floor space qualifies as an unauthorized dwelling unit (UDU).
Tenant Laura Decoraba told the board she leases a Third Floor apartment and that the permit at issue would remove a sink and related fixtures she uses as a kitchenette, which she said would "constructively evict" her by removing essential housing entitlements. "I am an essential worker," she said, asking the board to preserve her tenancy and questioning…
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