Cold weather, Christmas, and New Year holiday help justify failing to meet construction deadline. In November 2008, BSA granted a developer three months to complete construction of a five-story apartment building at 126 First Place in Carroll Gardens after the City Council’s approval of a text amendment rendered the construction noncompliant with zoning. Unable to finish construction within the three months, the developer returned to BSA, arguing that conditions outside its control made it impossible … <Read More>