The DOB Knocks Plans for Knockdown Center Conversion in Maspeth

Things are not looking good for the Knockdown Center, the event venue operated out of a former glass factory on Flushing Avenue. The Forum reports that the Department of Buildings recently rejected the owner’s application for a permanent place of assembly, as well as an alteration permit and a change in certificate of occupancy. The owners want to turn the space into a permanent events venue for up to 5,000 people; previously they operated through temporary event permits. Maspeth residents strongly opposed the Knockdown Center’s request for a liquor license but they may not have to worry — the building cannot secure a liquor license without the proper certificate of occupancy.

Denied: City Rejects Knockdown Center’s DOB Applications [The Forum]
Maspeth Community Resists Liquor License for the Knockdown Center [Q’Stoner] GMAP

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