BINGO!!!Governor Patterson and Mayor Bloomberg should hold hearings on this right out of the box....
So the seller gave the property away, perhaps as some kind of provocation. No hearings are required. The name of the seller should be on the property deed records.
On a quick search, this what I got: http://www.natefind.com/sold/45-park-pl-manhattan-10007/625869
45 Park Pl, sold on Jul 16, 2009
Sold on Jul 16, 2009 for $4,850,000
45 Park Pl
Manhattan, NY 10007
Commercial Real Estate
Building Stories: 4
Zoning:
Boro-block-lot: 1-126-9
Seller(s)
Co-Executor, Kukiko Mitani
85 East End Avenue
New York, NY, 10001 US
Co-Executor, Howard Waltman
85 East End Avenue
New York, NY, 10001 US
Estate Of Stephen Pomerantz
85 East End Avenue
New York, NY, 10001 US
Melvin Pomerantz
57 Panoramic Way
Berkeley, CA, 94704 US
Buyer(s)
45 Park Place Partners Llc
552 Broadway
Suite 6n
New York, NY, 10012 US
So who sold it too them? They’re as responsible for this happening.