Luxury building residents contend with no gas or heat, even as developer reaps millions in tax breaks

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Luxury building residents contend with no gas or heat, even as developer reaps millions in tax breaks
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Despite a luxury Brooklyn apartment building's “inspired amenities” — skyline views, stainless steel appliances and a building gym — residents say they’ve been cooking with loaned hot plates that they have to return to management between meals.

While other cities have programs to help housing development, New York's five-decade long 421-a tax exemption program is unique because of how big the tax break is – one of the largest in the city, according to Cea Weaver, campaign coordinator at Housing Justice for All.the Community Service Society’sThe measure expired in June despite an attempt by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the real estate industry to rework the program following critiques that it was a giveaway to developers.

During the meeting with the companies, one tenant said property managers had instructed her to put a shower cap over the alarm. The city’s Department of Buildings confirmed that repairs to fix the gas leak were made and the building turned the heat back on in early DecemberIn an email sent to tenants in October shared with Gothamist, management said they were waiting to offer concessions “until we know the totality of the problem."

“Gas leaks can be very, very powerful,” said Daouda, who studies the effect of gas stoves on families living in public housing in the Bronx. “Usually headaches and dizziness occur very rapidly after experiencing a gas leak.

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