The developers of a Kimball Street building in Marine Park, Brooklyn, that violates the building code continue to push the city to allow their illegal building to remain, the New York Daily News reported.

The building, developed by what the News called “hated” developers the Kimball Group, has now become an eyesore in addition. Zoning allows for four stories maximum to be built in the area but Kimball built the building six stories tall. In 2005 the city halted construction, after realizing that the building violated the code. [more]

Gerard Longo is expanding his business to brownstone Brooklyn.

Marine Park-based residential brokerage Madison Estates and Properties
is expanding into brownstone Brooklyn and is planning a leap into
Manhattan. The 60-agent firm will open a new office in a renovated brownstone at
53 Douglass Street in Carroll Gardens by mid-June, according to Gerard
Longo, the firm’s president. The move doubles the number of company
offices from its lone location at 2922 Avenue R in Marine Park in the
southeastern section of Brooklyn. Longo said his aim is to take advantage of the down market to grow the name brand in the rest of Brooklyn. [more]