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Mark O'Brien: Permitting delay for West Village townhouse has reached 2.5 years

Mark O'Brien · I spent a day with a blue-collar millionaire in NYC · Jul 21, 2026 · at 3:32

Real estate developer Mark O'Brien speaks with Sam Parr while touring 94 Bank Street, a historic landmarked brownstone in New York City.

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“So it's been two and a half years that I've been waiting for permits.”

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The claim, plainly

Mark O'Brien has been waiting two and a half years for permits on his West Village property renovation project.

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Assessment

Mark O'Brien's conversational estimate of waiting 'two and a half years' (30 months) as of July 2026 closely aligns with his overall property ownership and project timeline, but slightly overstates the duration of formal municipal permit filings. Public records show he purchased the West Village property at 94 Bank Street on November 8, 2023 (32.4 months or ~2.7 years before July 2026). However, the formal NYC Department of Buildings alteration application (# M01067029) was officially filed on August 2, 2024 (23.6 months or ~1.97 years before July 2026), and LPC review proceeded through mid-2025. Full building permits remained pending as of July 2026.

NYC property transaction records show 94 Bank Street was purchased on November 8, 2023 (approx. 2 years, 8 months prior to the July 2026 podcast).
NYC DOB Alteration Application # M01067029 was filed on August 2, 2024, remaining pending/under active review through July 2026 (approx. 1 year, 11 months).
Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC-25-00834) approved the Certificate of Appropriateness on August 5, 2025.

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[1] propertyshark.com [2] citizenportal.ai [3] nyc.gov [4] villagepreservation.org [5] villagepreservation.org [6] haystock.com [7] propertyshark.com [8] facebook.com

"94 Bank Street" permit OR "Department of Buildings" OR LPC "94 Bank Street" "DOB" permit filed date "94 Bank Street" "LPC" "2024" OR "2023" OR "2025" Mark O'Brien West Village townhouse permit NYC DOB

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