Nearly four months after the partial collapse of 1915 Billingsley Terrace, the six-story residence is still accumulating housing violations, now totaling 208, pertaining to lead dust in common areas of the building, along with 244 reported complaints from residents in the past two years.
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The situation surrounding a Morris Heights building which partially collapsed, which displaced more than 100 residents and prompted a lawsuit from its tenants, has seemingly gotten worse in the nearly four-month aftermath of the horrific incident which miraculously resulted in no deaths or serious injuries,
On March 18, Jay Zinger, landlord of 1915 Billingsley Terrace — the building that partially collapsed in December — argued for and was successfully granted additional time by the Bronx Housing Court to correct building conditions at 1915 Billingsley Terrace, despite the housing violations that continue to be reported at the residence.
This decision to grant Zinger with more time to rectify these deficiencies comes only a week after the NYC Department of Health (DOH) released a report detailing new building violations, including levels of lead dust in every common area of the six-story Morris Heights residence.
The report, based on information gathered from DOH earlier this month, found that construction being conducted on the premises was improperly generating and dispersing paint chips, dust and debris into the building.
Furthermore, Zinger was granted additional time to correct the hazardous building conditions, even as the number of complaints at 1915 Billinglsey Terrace continue to grow, with some residents still unable to return to their homes nearly four months after the partial collapse.
This does not mean the case has been dismissed, however. Zinger’s next Bronx Housing Court appearance is scheduled for April 5.
The Bronx Times was unable to reach Zinger for comment.
According to HPD Online, 244 complaints have been…
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