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Landmarks Preservation Commission

May
10
Sunset Park Recreation Center Gets Approval For Much-Needed Renovations

Sunset Park Recreation Center Gets Approval For Much-Needed Renovations

Sunset Park Recreation Center (Photo via NYC Parks)On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved much-needed renovations for the Sunset
2 min read
Feb
16
Crumbling Flatbush House Denied Renovations That “Disregard History And Style”

Crumbling Flatbush House Denied Renovations That “Disregard History And Style”

A deteriorating house at 7 Irvington Place, in the Fisk Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District, was denied a major revamp this
3 min read
Sep
07
Pavilion Theater To Be Converted Into Nitehawk Prospect Park; Condo Plans ‘Scrapped’

Pavilion Theater To Be Converted Into Nitehawk Prospect Park; Condo Plans ‘Scrapped’

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Pavilion Theater on Prospect Park West will undergo a major and strikingly fast
3 min read
Aug
15
Landmark’s To Build Two-Unit House At 39 South Elliott Place in Fort Greene

Landmark’s To Build Two-Unit House At 39 South Elliott Place in Fort Greene

Proposed 39 South Elliott Place plan. (Courtesy: Landmark Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/presentation-materials/05_
3 min read
Jul
15
City Council Adopts Resolution Calling On LPC To Landmark Coney Island Boardwalk

City Council Adopts Resolution Calling On LPC To Landmark Coney Island Boardwalk

Coney Island Boardwalk (Photo by B.Y. Lei)City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Councilman Mark Treyger and
2 min read
Jul
14
Lundy’s Continues To Deteriorate Despite Promises By Owner And LPC To Fix It Up

Lundy’s Continues To Deteriorate Despite Promises By Owner And LPC To Fix It Up

Blue tarps still dangle from the Lundy’s Building on Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Ed Cheney / Sheepshead Bites)The historic Lundy’
2 min read
Jul
14
Sketches Show Developer Plans To Convert Landmarked Shore Theater Into Hotel

Sketches Show Developer Plans To Convert Landmarked Shore Theater Into Hotel

The Shore Theater at the corner of Stillwell and Surf avenues in Coney Island. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The
3 min read
Jun
21
LPC Approves Rooftop Addition To Berkeley Carroll School

LPC Approves Rooftop Addition To Berkeley Carroll School

Proposal for the Berkeley Carroll School rooftop expansion at 181 Lincoln Place. (Image via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/
1 min read
Apr
26
Treyger Invites Residents To Testify In Favor Of Landmarking Coney Island Boardwalk

Treyger Invites Residents To Testify In Favor Of Landmarking Coney Island Boardwalk

Source: blhphotography via FlickrCity Councilman Mark Treyger is urging New Yorkers, and especially southern Brooklyn residents, to turn out at
2 min read
Apr
21
LPC Approves Changes To Historic Dime Savings Bank To Make Way For ‘Tallest Tower’

LPC Approves Changes To Historic Dime Savings Bank To Make Way For ‘Tallest Tower’

Rendering by SHoP Architects.It’s a done deal: the historic and landmarked Dime Savings Bank will be partially demolished
3 min read