Chin v. New York City Board of Standards & Appeals

*486In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner challenges variances obtained in connection with the owners’ application to enlarge two adjacent, five-story, non-fireproof tenements, which were constructed some time prior to 1901. In or about October 2006, the owners filed an application with the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) seeking a permit to add new sixth floors and seventh-floor penthouses to the buildings. Because the proposed expansion did not conform with certain provisions of the Multiple Dwelling Law, the owners sought waivers from DOB. In October 2007, DOB waived the…