St Vitus

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Request Title: St Vitus

Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Public reports state that St. Vitus music venue (1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn) was shut down in February by Department of Buildings: https://nypost.com/2024/02/19/us-news/iconic-brooklyn-metal-bar-saint-vitus-shuttered-over-building-violation/. Therefore, I request the following:

1) All complaints, assessments, presentations, photos, videos, and communications that mention "Vitus" or relate to 1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn

Please search for documents created or shared between June 1, 2023 and the time this request is processed.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jason Koebler

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Dear Jason,

I work in the Press Office at the Department of Buildings, and I was forwarded your FOIL request by a member of the Department who manages FOIL requests.

In the interest of expediency, wanted to share some information on the Department's recent enforcement actions at the St. Vitus Bar. See below:

* On 2/16/24, DOB conducted an inspection of 1120 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, in response to over a dozen 311 complaints from members of the public about the location.
* Upon our arrival to the scene, we found approximately 250 people on the first floor of the building, assembled in an illegal eating and drink establishment.
* The Certificate of Occupancy for the building indicates that the first floor of this building is supposed be used for a commercial store and for the storage of machinery.
* As a result of our inspection we issued a violation to the property owner for operating the unpermitted place of assembly, contrary to the legal occupancy of the building.
* During our inspection, DOB did not issue a Vacate Order at the building. The building can still be occupied.
* This is the second time we have issued a violation to 1120 Manhattan Avenue for this issue. We previously issued a similar violation to the property owner on 7/21/23.
* That July 2023 violation remains unresolved, as the property owners never corrected the issue. That is why they were issued another violation by DOB on February 16th.
* If the property owner wishes to legally operate the club, they can obtain permits to legally convert the space and obtain a new Certificate of Occupancy from DOB.

For more details on the above and for other information you may be seeking on this matter, you can use the Department's Building Information System (BIS) which is publicly available.

If you visit BIS and type the address of St Vitus Bar (1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn) you will be directed to this page: https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=1120&street=Manhattan+Ave&go2=+GO+&requestid=0

From there, you can view all 311 complaints: https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ComplaintsByAddressServlet?requestid=1&allbin=3063704

As well as DOB violations: https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ActionsByLocationServlet?requestid=1&allbin=3063704&allinquirytype=BXS4OCV3&stypeocv3=V

Please let me know if the information provided here is sufficient to fulfill your FOIL request. If it is, we will close out the request. If you would like to leave it open and move forward with the FOIL request, please let us know in your response.
Best,
David Maggiotto
Deputy Press Secretary
NYC Department of Buildings
(929) 512-0051