The big eleven story building at 475 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg was raided this morning by the FDNY and officials from the Department of Buildings and the Brooklyn District Attorney's office. You'll recall that over 150 artists and creative types were forcibly evicted from the former matzo factory in the dead of winter in 2008 after it was discovered that three tons of flammable grain were being stored in basement silos. It was also discovered that the building had over 25 fire and building code violations, and the Certificate of Occupancy was still for manufacturing, not residential.
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More Drama At 475 Kent, That Big Semi-Legal Bohemian Building
Welcome Home, 475 Kent
On January 20th, residents of 475 Kent in Williamsburg were evicted from their apartments, which were deemed illegal, after the Fire and Buildings Departments found multiple violations (including a matzo factory housed in the building).
475 Kent Lives on at Queens Museum
About three months ago the residents of 475 Kent were evicted due to a possible fire hazard -- what with the matzoh factory in the basement and all. But it was still home to over 200 people, many of them artists.
Residents of 475 Kent Fight to Return
A piece in The New York Times today shows that that the residents of 475 Kent are not prepared to go quietly after their recent eviction due to fire safety violations. Even the landlord of the owner of the nearly block-long building near the Navy Yard in Brooklyn wants his tenants back in and is cooperating with them to that end.
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