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A tipster sent in these photos with word that it looks like a Fedders building is going up between two brownstones on an architecturally significant block at 353 Jefferson Avenue in Bed Stuy. The otherwise intact block between Tompkins and Throop has homes designed by some of Brooklyn’s most luminous 19th century architects, including the Parfitt Brothers, Amzi Hill, Axel Hedman and Isaac Reynolds.

The block is part of the proposed Stuyvesant West landmark district, and at one time was home to two state senators. “Landmarking in the neighborhood is not happening soon enough,” said our tipster. “I think we are in a bit of a jam until the mayor appoints the new commissioner” for the Landmarks Preservation Commission, he added. Click through to the jump for more photos.

Update: The building will be a four-family with four stories, according to permits.

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  1. The land marking in Bedford Stuyvesant is NOT “resting” in front of various community board committees. Stuyvesant Expansion was designated August 22, 2013. Bedford has been calendared and the Stuyvesant Expansion East is next to be calendared.

    This location is outside the Bedford designated area; however, I would check to see if it is in the Stuyvesant Expansion area.

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