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Board grants petition to legalize long‑existing attic at 152 Collins St., with department follow‑up on code requirements
Summary
The board overturned DBI’s denial and granted an appeal to legalize an attic space at 152 Collins Street that has existed for more than three decades; DBI noted potential sprinkler/service requirements if the space is declared habitable and advised owners to work with departments on necessary upgrades.
The Board of Appeals on Feb. 10 granted an appeal from Ben and Lorraine Freeman and ordered the Department of Building Inspection to recognize attic work at 152 Collins Street as legal construction. The owners said the attic pop‑up was completed and signed off in 1983 and that the structure has existed in its present form for more than 30 years; an anonymous neighbor complaint alleging an illegal third story…
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