The City’s planned acquisition of 34 acres of the Brooklyn Navy Yard has put several of its most historic structures in peril. The seven remaining houses on Admiral’s Row (partially visible from Flushing Avenue) are located on a 6-acre parcel that has until now been under Federal ownership and therefore not landmarked. The City, citing an estimated $25 million in restoration costs, wants to tear the historic structures down; the Historic Districts Council and the Fort Greene Association want them preserved. Orginally numbering 10 houses, Admiral’s Row (aka Officer;s Row) was built between 1864 and 1901. Families lived there as recently as the 1970′s. Check out the link below to read about the Officer’s Row project launched by Corie Trancho and Alexis Robie (of Lex’s Folly).
Historic Navy Houses Threatened [Brooklyn Eagle]
March 20, 2005 [Officersrow.org]