LPC Sets January Date for Vote on Chester Court Designation

The Landmarks Preservation Commission will vote on whether or not to designate Chester Court a historic district in January, according to The Brooklyn Eagle. The district was calendared in late October, meaning the LPC decided it would vote, as reported.

The teens Tudor Revival cul-de-sac is largely intact, and development is nipping at its doors, since the block is just off the busy avenue of Flatbush. The 23-story tower at 626 Flatbush is rising just behind Chester Court on one side of the block. Chester Court was proposed as part of the original Prospect Lefferts Gardens historic district, but was not included. We’re glad the LPC is taking action on this, following the transition period between administrations when it was less active.

Amazingly, a representative from the Real Estate Board of New York, not known for favoring landmarking, spoke in favor of the designation on Tuesday, said the Eagle, as did the PLG City Council member, residents and neighborhood associations.

Landmarks has also been busy with other Brooklyn sites. On Tuesday, the LPC approved a new building at 20 Old Fulton Street in Dumbo, according to New York YIMBY. Click through to YIMBY see renderings of the one-story market.

The LPC also approved a design for three townhouses at 295-299 Hicks Street, currently a parking lot, that it had previously rejected, said the Eagle. The Eagle did not give the exact date for the January vote, and the LPC has not yet published its 2015 agendas.

Landmarks Preservation Commission Says Yes to Hicks Street Development [Eagle]
Landmarks Approves New Commercial Building at 20 Old Fulton Street [NYY]