DC Building permit records show that James Alefantis performed upgrades to a property in DC that he does not own.
http://google.dc.gov/search?q=cache:ykTYvwc6seMJ:dcra.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcra/publication/attachments/Building_Permit_Issued_2015_1001_2015_1031.pdf+James+Alefantis&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=dc_v2&proxystylesheet=dc_v2&site=&access=p&oe=UTF-8
Two things were done
Replacement in kind of interior wall coverings. Replacement in kind, when applied to
architectural features, means replacement with a feature of like material that replicates the
existing feature in proportion, appearance, texture, design, detail and dimensions
Replacement in kind of up to 5 fire windows. Replacement in kind, when applied to
architectural features, means replacement with a feature of like material that replicates the
existing feature in proportion, appearance, texture, design, detail and dimensions.
Did he hide something in the walls? Soundproof the windows?
Stranger yet, he does not own the property
https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Detail.jsp?ssl=2833%20%20%20%200099
The owner is Boris Rochilin, who ever that is.
Some of the records that a company called CASTELLUM ACHILLES asked for permits.
http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcra/publication/attachments/201501Building_Permit_Issued_Jan_2015.pdf
When you look for this company you find information about a company called CHRISTOPHER ACHILLES LLC .
https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_dc/EXTUID_2878514
Owned by JAMES ALEFANTIS, ! His lawyer, ROBERT A. HARRIS IV has opened many LLC with Alefantis.
The house don't look like a place a rich, well connected person like James Alefantis would live:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3518-11th-St-NW-Washington-DC-20010/472684_zpid/
Why would James Alefantis (a chef and restaurateur) use an LLC to do home renovations on a house he doesn't even own?
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r3dtr1x ago
The guy is 87 years old. There are any number of reasons that James could have been helping him out with his house. My mom is 67 and I have to do all the maintenance at her house, after my dad passed away.
SIMONBARROW ago
This seems to me a deliberately naive assessment of the situation. Alefantis is not doing a personal favour to the owner, as you are to your mother - this is a business relationship and it involves much more than mere 'maintenance.' Shill alert!!!
popezandy ago
I'd say that not necessarily everything Alefantis does in his life directly related to pedophilia, right? So, it's not shilly to play devils advocate. This is pretty speculative, and will only be suspicious if somebody looks into it on the ground.
SIMONBARROW ago
Not everything will relate specifically to pedophilia. But his business dealings expose his links to other people who may in turn deserve to come under scrutiny. Pedophilia per se is only part of the picture.
popezandy ago
Sure, I think the point is that getting a building permit isn't insidious itself until we see the work he's done. Worth looking into, but accusations about benign information before investigation are bullshit
SIMONBARROW ago
It's not the building permits themselves that are at issue. It's the oddness of someone who is in the restaurant business starting a building company to do just one job (and not even do the construction work on his own restaurant that was done at the exact same time).
popezandy ago
That's a really good point about him not working his own project. Hmm, I just don't want this to be considered evidence but instead a lead. People get ahead of themselves.