therealdeal.com – The city’s Department of Buildings issued a stop work order at DDG Partners’ Upper East Side condominium development site following criticism from a City Council member that the developer violated the spirit of the area’s zoning regulations.

In a letter, DOB expressed its intention to revoke its previous approval of a change to zoning rules that created a new four-foot-wide tax lot at the property. The existence of the lot meant DDG’s tower wasn’t technically abutting the street, which spared the developer from a series of extra requirements.