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Landmarks Preservation Commission

Jan
26
New Three-Family Building At 348 Clermont Avenue Must Go Back To The Drawing Board

New Three-Family Building At 348 Clermont Avenue Must Go Back To The Drawing Board

Image via Benjamin Ellis Architect.Here’s another one for architecture and historic district buffs: the design of a new
2 min read
Jan
20
Developer Wants To Add Condos To Sunset Park’s Historic Police Station House

Developer Wants To Add Condos To Sunset Park’s Historic Police Station House

The 68th Police Precinct Station House. (Source: Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:18th_Pct_BPD_jeh.JPG]
1 min read
Jan
13
After City Approval, Park Slope Library Gets Back To The Garden

After City Approval, Park Slope Library Gets Back To The Garden

Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6679339,-73.9837487,3a,75y,49.02h,95.14t/data=
3 min read
Jan
12

Developer Gets Pushback Over Plans To Convert Tracy Mansion Into An Apartment Building

Photo via Halstead [https://www.halstead.com/]A developer is receiving pushback over plans to convert Park Slope’s Tracy
2 min read
Oct
22
Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves Pavilion Plans, While Community Concerns Continue

Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves Pavilion Plans, While Community Concerns Continue

Updated Pavilion plans. (Plans courtesy of LPC)In a meeting on Tuesday, October 20, the Landmarks Preservation Committee [http://www.
2 min read
Aug
19
Vacant Lot At Gates and Grand Avenues Will Be Replaced With A Four-Story House

Vacant Lot At Gates and Grand Avenues Will Be Replaced With A Four-Story House

Image via New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/08/new-four-bedroom-house-coming-to-145-gates-avenue-clinton-hill.html] .A new three-story house (plus basement) will
1 min read
Mar
27
Landmarks Preservation Commission May Reconsider Bid To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

Landmarks Preservation Commission May Reconsider Bid To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is open to revisiting the idea of making the Riegelmann Boardwalk a scenic landmark, reports
2 min read
Dec
09

Councilman Treyger Moves To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A City Landmark

Can our beloved boardwalk be saved? Councilman Mark Treyger asked the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to make Coney
1 min read
Oct
06
Photos: Exploring The Stunning Inside Of The Japanese House In Prospect Park South

Photos: Exploring The Stunning Inside Of The Japanese House In Prospect Park South

Tucked away among the trees of Buckingham Road, just before Beverley and not far from Church Avenue, the structure known
6 min read
Aug
26

Community Board 2 Approves Ramp For Landmarked Emmanuel Baptist Church

Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml] voted at their Executive Committee meeting last
1 min read