Follow-Up: Buildings Department Stop-Work Order on Adjacent Site in Flatbush, Brooklyn Collapse; Collapsed Building Fully Vacated
New enforcement steps emerged on November 12 in the Flatbush building collapse in Brooklyn (Kings County), New York City, New York. The official property records of the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), on its DOB NOW system, show that a stop-work order is in effect for the construction site next door at 2625 Bedford Avenue, where the banner on the property profile reads "STOP WORK ORDER EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY," and that the collapsed building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue is covered by a full vacate order, its profile banner reading "FULL VACATE EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY."
According to USA TODAY, Construction Dive, PIX11 and other outlets that reviewed the DOB records, the department issued a full stop-work order for the 2625 Bedford Avenue site on Wednesday, November 11, stating the reason as "unsafe construction operations causing adjacent building (1321 Flatbush Avenue) to collapse." USA TODAY also quoted the 1321 Flatbush Avenue property profile as saying the collapse was caused by unsafe construction operations at the adjacent property and that the building is unsafe to enter or occupy. That wording is not a final investigative finding: the Associated Press reported on Thursday morning that officials had not yet announced a definitive cause, and Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said the department will investigate jointly with law enforcement.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a Thursday news conference that entities linked to the site are connected to roughly 100 other construction sites across the city, which the Buildings Department has been inspecting one by one, and that the Brooklyn District Attorney has opened a joint investigation into possible criminal conduct. DOB records show the site was issued a partial stop-work order earlier this year after demolition work was found to lack adequate protection for neighboring buildings, and was later fined after work was found to have resumed in violation of that order. The collapse occurred at about 4 p.m. on November 11, when the three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, with a store at street level and four apartments above, fell into the adjacent site's excavation pit, killing eight people and injuring at least 18; the investigation is continuing.
Source: NYC Department of Buildings
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Photo: 图：紧邻倒塌楼的一栋楼房侧墙被撕开，室内房间与楼梯裸露在外，消防员夜间在楼下废墟中搜寻。纽约市消防局（FDNY）官方发布照片。 / Photo: The building next to the collapsed one, its side wall torn away and its rooms and staircase exposed, as firefighters search the rubble below at night. Official photo released by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).
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