Conversion Plans in a Greenpoint Historic District

One of the factory buildings that’s part of Greenpoint’s Eberhard Faber Historic District, 58 Kent Street, will be converted for office use. The conversion plans will be considered by the Landmark Preservation Commission in a couple weeks. The plans that the LPC are reviewing are as follows: “A German Revival style factory building designed by Theobald Engelhardt and built in 1895. Application is alter the front and rear facades and construct a light court and rooftop addition.” The Department of Buildings already approved a permit for “a new penthouse.” The architect of record on the conversion is Ole Sondresen Architects, but they didn’t return requests for more information on the project.
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