structural integrity of the subject premises requires roof replacement every twenty to
thirty years, pointing on the same schedule, opening plaster to identify sources of
plumbing leaks, and replacement of plaster with gypsum board and that he recommended
that the roof be completely removed, that fabric flashing be installed, that the limited
number of joists that are damaged be replaced, that the facade be rebuilt where it is
bulging, including pinning and stabilizing the veneer where it has moved, that facades be
fastened to internal floor joists, that the facade be rebuilt by removing existing brick and
replacing it with new brick, and that a similar scope apply to 700 square feet of the rear
facade.
DOB's expert testified that in general he agrees with the physical descriptions from
Respondents' expert's report; that he disagreed with Respondents' expert's
recommendations that the bulging of the walls warrants their complete demolition and
reconstruction, given that specific locations had problems; that even though page 5 of
Respondents' experts' report states that joists are fractured, uneven, and deteriorated, a
"fractured" joist has been overloaded and has failed and stressed, and only one joist has a
longitudinal crack and a small minority are fractured and sagged; and that he observed
light fire damage, such that the surface of a joist was charred, but from a structural
perspective, a small amount of wood was lost, which doesn't require a replacement of the
joist.
In evaluating Respondents' expert's report, DOB's expert testified that Respondents
estimate that the job will take eighteen months, and he thinks that it will take four
months, although he used six months for his estimate; that Respondents' line item for