Brooklyn

The threat of Atlantic Yards has lit a fire under preservationists to fast-track the landmarking of Prospect Heights, according to a post on Gothamist yesterday. I think with the Atlantic Yards happening, there’s a real urgency to get it designated, said Lisa Kersavage of the Municipal Art Society. The development pressures are increasing dramatically. After 20 surveyors spent last summer documenting the architectural landscape of the neighborhood, MAS and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council submitted a database of over 900 buildings to the Landmarks Preservation Commission in January and made a formal request for evaluation in March. Let’s hope LPC gets on the stick! Have any readers been involved in this effort? What’s the best way for people to help out?
Renewed Call for Prospect Heights Historic District [Gothamist]
PHNDC Requests Evaluation of Prospect Heights by LPC [PHNDC.org]
Photo of St. Joseph’s Church by Frank Lynch