On two occasions, Mr. Scarano submitted plans to try to get approval to build a building that was too large for the lot, according to the department.
His company has tentative city approval to build nearly 2 million square feet in six buildings.
The State Correction Board approved the early release of 680 inmates to ease prison overcrowding and sought approval to build a second prison for women.
Early last year the Spanish company Solarpack won approval to build Chile's first photovoltaic plant.
They received approval to build there shortly before a new zoning law would have prohibited it.
"But we are going to try to get approval to build above the retail".
The company recently obtained city approval to build a store in Gowanus, not far from the Gowanus Canal Superfund site.
Merrill Lynch has final approval to build 1.3 million square feet of office space on the land, and has preliminary approval to build 2.2 million more at the site.
Ms. Stoica said that seeking the approval to build in a mapped roadway made the project an unusual one.
Heathrow is hoping an 11th-hour push pegged to Brexit will secure approval to build a third runway.
He bought 21.5 acres in Roxbury, and last September the town granted him approval to build five homes.
