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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brokenwings1986 ago
I decided to look up Boris Tochilin out of curiosity and I was able to find him on a Russian social media platform called OK(??). I'm pretty sure this is him because when I went to the Washington DC appraisal website to check the 3518 11th St NW address it shows him as the owner receiving a "senior citizen homestead deduction". We can guess this might be him because he has his age listed as 87. Appraisal Very Strange Social Media Pics
brokenwings1986 ago
I was going to also comment about how strange his pictures are. The strangest of them all would be the kids in a cramped, filthy looking room and that creepy guy with no shirt.
SIMONBARROW ago
LOL. I don't think he's creepy. For me, this looks like quite reasonable accommodation for modern Russia. What do you think people live like there? The photo that took my interest was one of Boris chatting on the internet (Skype, I suppose) with the girl on display. But there's nothing abnormal about that if you're talking to relatives in another country.