Contractor hit with Class 1 for missing shoring at Clinton Hill house
A Class 1 ECB violation and a second scaffold citation on the adjoining lot put the job's shoring plan on the record.
NYC Special Contractors, the shoring and structural contractor on a one-family renovation at 146 Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, was cited on Sept. 25 for temporary shoring that was missing at the first floor and basement, a result that tells any builder working a party-wall job how fast an inspector will escalate.
Why it matters
The Department of Buildings wrote violation 39205604N as Class 1, its most serious ECB tier. The inspector recorded shoring missing at the first floor and basement, second-floor shoring sagging and out of plumb, and a gable roof and wood joists left unsupported, “with potential of collapse.” The violation is active with a hearing set for Dec. 2.
A second citation, 39205605P, covers a pipe scaffold four frames and about 25 feet high on the adjoining property at 144 Cambridge Place, with tiebacks missing. That makes the neighbor’s frontage part of the risk, not only the job site.
The address already had a record. Four of the eight ECB violations on the building are Class 1, the first issued June 17, 2025.
The numbers
The current owners paid $1,369,000 for the house in March 2025, financed with a $1,026,750 mortgage. The main DOB NOW alteration, B01262658-I1, carries a $314,490 initial cost and shows Permit Issued. Contractor filings under it cover temporary bracing of the party wall, a geotechnical investigation, new footings and load-bearing framing to carry the roof from the foundation. Each penalty imposed on the Sept. 25 violations is $2,500.
Measured against the deed, the filed renovation equals about 23% of the purchase price. That is a building-basis figure, not a total project cost.
What’s next
Both violations are active and unresolved on the record. Cure filings, a stop-work order or a vacate would appear in the next DOB pulls, and we will check them. For subcontractors, the pattern is plain: shoring that is permitted but not maintained is cited on the day it is seen. For related Brooklyn enforcement, see 61 Clarkson Avenue and the New York market desk.
On the record
What we checked ourselves, and where you can check it too.
- Public recordTwo ECB violations dated 2026-09-25 name NYC Special Contractors, a Class 1 for missing and sagging temporary shoring and a Class 2 for a 25-foot scaffold without tiebacks on the adjoining lotView the record on a810-bisweb.nyc.gov
- Public recordThe deed recorded 2025-04-16 shows $1,369,000 with a $1,026,750 Citizens Bank mortgage in the same recordingView the record on a836-acris.nyc.gov
Sources
- NYC Department of Buildings (ECB)ECB violation 39205604N, Class 1, temporary shoring missing, Sept. 25, 2026
- NYC Department of Buildings (ECB)ECB violation 39205605P, Class 2, scaffold tiebacks missing at 144 Cambridge Place
- NYC Department of Finance (ACRIS)Deed to the current owners of 146 Cambridge Place, $1,369,000, March 2025