Which Flatiron Apartment Building Has Dozens Of Illegal Units?

March 10, 2010 by Neil · 1 Comment 

A 16-story prewar elevator (in this case, World War I) apartment building in the Flatiron District built in 1910 was evacuated. The fact that the building was 100 years old had nothing to do with the evacuation. Instead, two unrelated and deadly … Read More

The Brooklyn Apartment Building Fire, Illegal Partitions, and the Deaths of Two Firefighters: Revisited

February 24, 2010 by Neil · 2 Comments 

This month, Multifamily Investor blogged about the fire at the Bensonhurst apartment building at 2033 86th Street, deliberately set by Daniel Ignacio. We specifically discussed how an apartment building owner may be held financially responsible for … Read More

Warren Buffett and the Brooklyn Apartment Building Fatal Fire

February 16, 2010 by Neil · 4 Comments 

If Warren Buffett was spotted, fleeing from the scene of January’s tragic Bensonhurst apartment building fire, wreaking of kerosene, it would be easy to figure out who to sue. Most arsonists, however, are not Warren Buffett or Bill Gates. As … Read More