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TriBeCa party apt. under fire

Last Updated: 4:02 PM, March 11, 2010

Posted: 3:06 AM, March 11, 2010

A Brooklyn pizza man transformed his basement TriBeCa condo into a cheesy "extreme party" spot, complete with a stripper pole and a 15-foot slide onto a sunken dance floor, court papers charge.

One party offered "fire massages" -- where a burning stick is waved over partially clad partygoers.

In a bid to avoid possible legal liability for the bacchanalian bashes, the owner, James McGown, transferred the deed for the apartment to his 6-year-old daughter, his disgusted neighbors claim in papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.

The real-estate developer and restaurateur -- he owns South Brooklyn Pizza and PJ Hanley's bar in Carroll Gardens -- bought the basement unit on Reade Street in 2006.

He then allegedly stopped paying condo fees and mortgage payments, and improperly leased the space to a man named Dimitri Dimoulakis.

The filing seeks to stop the revelry and show the door both to McGown and Dimoulakis.

Neighbor Arthur Steuer said as many as 200 people cram the club and would have a tough time evacuating in case of a fire.

McGown claimed the parties are legal, he's been holding them for 10 years "and there's never been a problem."

Additional reporting by Amber Sutherland and CJ Sullivan

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