Chimney Installation at 9 Pierrepont St.

Presented by Paul Witkovsky, President 9 Pierrepont St. Housing Corporation

Violation WL-17-0188: Installation of visible chimney at roof without permits

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9 Pierrepont St. 5 stories Built 1854/5, appears in 1856 city directory

1 Pierrepont St., 12 stories, built 1925

Original agreement between 1 and 9 Pierrepont St. Buildings

1 Pierrepont St., East wall

1. Newly acquired boiler had CO monitor. Activation of monitor shut off boiler

2. Consultation with chimney experts diagnosed downdrafts in unlined and undersized chimney flues that prevented CO outflow 3. We asked 1 Pierrepont St. to upgrade chimney flues

4. 1 Pierrepont St. denied our request on the grounds that chimneys erected before 1968 were exempt from new regulations

One and nine Pierrepont St. Corporations created a legal Agreement, whereby 1 PP St. removed the existing chimneys and paid 9 PP St. a sum of money that partially covered the cost of the new chimneys and associated legal fees. Big Apple Chimneys did the installation, but failed to file for a permit. Both the DOB and the LPC cited us for this violation

DuraTech is a double-wall, all-fuel chimney system for used with wood stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, boilers, ranges, water heaters or other appliances fueled by wood, oil, coal or gas, and zero-clearance fireplaces that are factory-built. This system is designed for normal continuous operation at 1000 degrees flue gas temperatures and is subjected to rigorous and stringent HT requirements of the UL standard ensuring its excellence. DuraTech is a double-wall, all-fuel chimney system for used with wood stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, boilers, ranges, water heaters or other appliances fueled by wood, oil, coal or gas, and zero-clearance fireplaces that are factory-built. This system is designed for normal continuous operation at 1000 degrees flue gas temperatures and is subjected to rigorous and stringent HT requirements of the UL standard ensuring its excellence.

The LPC site visited our roof and wrote the following “Rooftop mechanical equipment is too visible. Please set back the extended flue and finish so as to make it not as reflecting”.

original chimney configuration

New chimney

Visibility of new chimneys from the street

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View from east window of 1 Pierrepont St.

The 9 Pierrepont St. Housing corporation respectfully requests that the present chimneys on its roof be approved by Community Board 2 These newly erected chimneys meet all present industry standards, operate more efficiently, and present lower visible profiles than did the older ones. The occupants of 9 Pierrepont St. also are better protected against carbon monoxide accumulation by the new chimneys Thank you for your attention and consideration