When I arrived on site I noticed a bright orange flier stapled to the front door.  It was a stop work order from DCRA. The construction site was sighted for not having a building permit, the property not being secure and the property not being cleaned.  According to the stop work order the property owner has to hault all construction until the proper permits have been obtained, the fines have been paid and the property has been cleaned and secured.

The Advoc8te gives a gold star to DCRA to being on top of this.  Keep that pimp hand strong! Now can someone please tell me what are the plans for this building? I'm still fearful that another group home may be in the making!

I did find a record of a building permit being granted by DCRA in October 2009. According to the permit the permit states the purpose of the construction is to: RENOVATION AND THIRD FLOOR ADDITION TO EXISTING TWO STORY PLUS CELLAR BUILDING WITH THE INTENT TO CONVERT TO A FOUR UNIT WITH 3 STORY PLUS CELLAR.

To view the DCRA document go HERE and go to page 130.

UPDATE: According to the DC Office of Tax and Revenue this property is scheduled to be auctioned off December 2, 2009 for $2,600.68 in back taxes.

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