Housing preservation group touts progress in Bay Ridge
Slowly but surely, the city is making progress in its fight against developers who illegally convert small homes into multi-unit dwellings in the Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights area, according to a Brooklyn housing preservation group whose leaders issued a newsletter touting recent successes.
The Brooklyn Housing Preservation Alliance, led by Dyker Heights resident Bob Cassara, said the Department of Buildings (DOB) is inspecting more houses suspected of being illegal home conversions and is issuing more violations against property owners.
The inspections are the result of calls from residents reporting suspected sites, Cassara’s group said.