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Board continues 40/50 Alta Street appeals, orders owner to supply full scope and schedule by June
Summary
Commissioners continued the contested 50 Alta Street Unit 5 appeal to June 19 and ordered the permit holder to submit a comprehensive brief and all permit drawings for 40 and 50 Alta by June 13; tenants had alleged misrepresentation on permit paperwork and expressed displacement concerns.
The Board of Appeals continued the contested appeal over work at 50 Alta Street (unit under application 201809241235) to June 19, 2019, after tenants and neighbors raised concerns about prior permit representations, a history of alleged unauthorized office use, and the prospect of tenant displacement during mandatory seismic retrofit and related repairs.
Appellant Carolyn Duffy and tenant organizer Teresa Flandrich told the board they were not given adequate notice and that an earlier permit application had indicated "no occupants," a detail tenants said contributed to confusion and fear of displacement. Neighbor Aaron Peskin told the board he…
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