The Dutch Kills Advocacy League is speaking out against Developer Steven Bahar, who wants to build a nine-story hotel between two two-family homes on 27th Street. The Daily News reported from a Board of Standards hearing yesterday, where the League cited Bahar's missing a key zoning deadline, but Bahar says stop-work permits kept him from pouring the foundation on time. Bahar, who has already spent about $2 million on the project, said "They're using anything and everything they can to stop these midrise buildings." Neighbors have complained the construction has already damaged their homes, one saying "The damage he will do if he's allowed to continue will be astronomical."
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