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Could a rehab finally be in the works from the crumbling down wood frame house at 173 St. James Place in Clinton Hill? Let’s hope so. An application to “construct a rear yard addition and alter the facades” is being presented to the Landmarks Preservation Commission today; unfortunately, we didn’t have a chance to grab photos of the proposed make-over. Anyone know anything about it?
Agenda 12/16/08 [LPC] GMAP P*Shark


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  1. Semantically speaking, I think it is perfectly acceptable to say that one’s house in Clinton Hill or Brooklyn Heights is “Landmarked”. Individual landmarks like the Chrysler Building or the Seagram Building are just stand alone structures, they are not fortunate enough to be landmarked as part of a district. It is a matter of geographical placement not quality.

  2. That little house has been there a looong time, from the look of it; I just wonder how long! My dream is for a handheld GPS-type device into which you could enter any address and immediately find out its date of construction, architectural history, any notable events or residents there based on newspapers and census data, and selling prices!!! Call it the “Blackberry Curbsider” or something. The device itself would be the easy part; the database would be the killer!