so a friend sent me this info cause he thought the billboard was illegal. 54 Watts has permits for advertising (http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0001734783&allisn2=0000604928&allbin=1007123&requestid=2) and accessory signs (http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0001811343&allisn2=0001498813&allbin=1007123&requestid=2). can anyone tell me if charles schwabb or some other parent company of chalres schwabb operates out of that building? if not then the sign is about 4 times the size it is permitted for.
my friend writes
Here's a photo of the billboard on the side of the new hotel at 54 Watts St. Also, the permit for its installation that says: INSTALL A NON-ILLUMINATED ADVERTISING WALL SIGN 12'-4 1/2" X 30' ON THE EAST WALL. NO CHANGE TO ZONING, USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. The actual size is more like 28 x 40, or 3 times the sf allowed by permit and by law based on building frontage. The sign company is in a legal dispute related to installation with the owner of the building below, probably explaining why the content of the sign is so out of date. Also, the complaint from 4/1/08 that is still active and has not been inspected. They also got a permit to install a sign on the other side of the building (over our building) but they backed off (the permit was apparently improperly issued because the total on the two sides would exceed the sf allowed and also the sign would face an arterial highway (holland tunnel entrance) about 200 feet to the west).
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