Eliot sent me the summons he saw on the House of Whimsy, that notorious building on the corner of 1st Street and Seventh Avenue, owned by Dorothy Nash, that used to have a weird bar in the storefront (a weird vintage dress shop and real estate office, too) that is now the vacant, dangerous, eyesore of Seventh Avenue.

Here is a photo of the latest Notice of Violation dated today (Friday) and taped to the front door of the defunct Landmark Tavern. The Violation Conditions Observed reads: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. EXPIRED PERMIT. NOTED SIDEWALK SHED IN PLACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERMIT #302308599 EXP ON 12/31/07

Today, Brownstoner has the story:

Apparently the DOB affixed a notice to the building about a hearing that was supposed to take place on Monday regarding the structure’s latest violation, which involves having an out-of-date permit for scaffolding. The DOB also recorded a violation on the property last year due to its owner’s “failure to maintain bldg.” City records do not show that the owner, Dorothy Nash, did anything to remedy the infraction, which carried a $2,500 fine (amount paid: $250). The building is legendary in Park Slope because it’s been in decline for almost two decades. The Times published a piece about the property a couple months ago saying that it “radiates a mysterious, haunted quality.” At the time, Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn noted that “187 Seventh Avenue is an ugly mess. Nash has been offered gobs of money to sell the place but has continuously refused. She also owns a building on Second Street between Seventh and Sixth Avenue, an eyesore in similar disrepair.