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The plans for a new three-family townhouse at 67 Greene Avenue in Fort Greene were filed a year ago but we only recently noticed that work had begun. The weird thing is, as you can see from the photo on the jump, there are no permits posted at the site. As you can see from the map, this property is within the existing historic district (current in grey, proposed in blue), so at least we don’t have to worry about a monstrosity rising here. The original filing calls for a four-story building with an eye-popping 5,800 square feet of space. Given that the lot’s only 71 feet deep, we’re not quite sure how this is being accomplished while observing the rear yard minimums. Anyone know what’s going on here? GMAP P*Shark DOB

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  1. Don’t know if anyone is still following this thread, but to update: the developer had not submitted an application to LPC and will be meeting soon with the agency to determine how to go forward. Unlike 54 State Street (brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2006/09/the_curious_cas.php), 67 Greene Avenue has the “L” landmark designation in BIS.

    Robert Perris, District Manager
    Community Board 2

  2. Thank you Robert. I actually contacted LPC when I saw the fence go up last fall and received no response (3 unreturned phone calls). Can CB2 follow up on the ability of our assigned inforcemnt agent to meet the needs of the community? Our old complaince agent, Jesscia Schmidt, was very attentive to the neighborhood. I don’t feel the same level of attention with her replacement.

  3. Paul, when our records did not indicate any local review of the project, I contacted LPC on Thursday after reading this post. LPC staff and I had a follow-up conversation the next day and I am waiting to hear the agency’s determination.

    Robert Perris, District Manager
    Community Board 2