According to The New York Observer, the Municipal Arts Society and the Brooklyn Heights Association have identified 28 candidates for landmark status within the borders of the approved redevelopment plan for Downtown Brooklyn. Check out the proposal (in pdf form) on the MAS link below. (We’re going to highlight several of these buildings over the coming weeks on the blog.) It’s quite amazing to see the number of “architecturally significant” buildings currently marred by billboards and other (in our opinion) unattractive signage. It makes us wonder whether downtown Brooklyn will ever be able to attract higher-end office tenants who would in turn cause an upgrade in the street-level businesses. What do you think?
(Million) Dollar Stores [NY Observer]
Architecturally Significant Buildings [Municipal Arts Society]
Brooklyn Downtown Redevelopment [NYC.gov]