Stairs to combine parlor & 1st floors

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Posted by: psn at October 31, 2008 2:01 PM in response to Contractor for a Victorian in historic district

I live on a landmarked block and have replaced front windows and added a deck with no great problems or delays with getting the Landmarks Dept. approval. You need drawings for the DOB anyway and a bit more detail for Landmarks.

Posted by: psn at March 26, 2008 5:05 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

4:27 - you can send pictures to me at
haker1us@yahoo.com. Thank you very much.

Posted by: psn at February 29, 2008 1:40 PM in response to Stairs to combine parlor & 1st floors

Could you send to me too please.

samandjoeshow@earthlink.com

Thanks.

Posted by: guest at February 29, 2008 3:25 PM in response to Stairs to combine parlor & 1st floors

We are thinking of doing same, please send pics to

bruce@jerseydata.net

Posted by: guest at March 1, 2008 2:03 AM in response to Stairs to combine parlor & 1st floors

Don't freak out. Going to Landmarks only means you need to be prepared and do things not so "last minute". Why is that such a big deal? If you're prepared and use the proper professionals, it's not a big deal. The biggest problem is thinking that everything can happen instantaneously and also not having a financial contingency.

Posted by: guest at March 26, 2008 7:16 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

Generally, if the property has not been calendared by LPC, you can do what you want. If it has been calendared, you are too late. You can check in BIS - if it says "Landmark: C", you're calendared.

(I say generally because LPC has stepped in and slowed/prevented DOB permits being issued on properties they are looking at. Also, it is not in your long-term interest to do something radical - at some point, you will have to go to LPC for a permit, so don't poison the well.)

Posted by: WBer at March 26, 2008 10:50 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

I think the op is suggesting that his/her neighborhood will be landmarked soon, not that her/his individual property will. I think that makes a difference vis a vis the advice from 10:50, no?

Posted by: Putnamdenizen at March 27, 2008 9:27 AM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

Are you in Prospect Heights? If so, IF YOUR HOUSE IS IN THE PROPOSED DESIGNATED DISTRICT you should have very recently received a letter from the Landmarks Preservation Commission inviting you a Public Forum on Wednesday, April 9 at 7pm at P. S. 9, on Underhill Ave btw St Marks and Bergen. If you didn't get the letter, you're in the clear.

I urge all PH residents to attend. The LPC's regulations are far less onerous than many people believe. They will work with you on your project. In most cases, it just takes a few weeks to get approval. Only when a major change is suggested (like a massive vertical and rear extension to double the size of the house) would a public hearing be involved. Gates should be no problem. Even window changes can be handled with very little fuss.

Go to www.phndc.org for a lot more information including a really useful FAQ for Prospect Heights as well as one developed for Crown Heights North.

Thanks.

Posted by: guest at March 27, 2008 12:51 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

Are you in Prospect Heights? If so, IF YOUR HOUSE IS IN THE PROPOSED DESIGNATED DISTRICT you should have very recently received a letter from the Landmarks Preservation Commission inviting you a Public Forum on Wednesday, April 9 at 7pm at P. S. 9, on Underhill Ave btw St Marks and Bergen. If you didn't get the letter, you're in the clear.

I urge all PH residents to attend. The LPC's regulations are far less onerous than many people believe. They will work with you on your project. In most cases, it just takes a few weeks to get approval. Only when a major change is suggested (like a massive vertical and rear extension to double the size of the house) would a public hearing be involved. Gates should be no problem. Even window changes can be handled with very little fuss.

Go to www.phndc.org for a lot more information including a really useful FAQ for Prospect Heights as well as one developed for Crown Heights North.

Thanks.

Posted by: guest at March 27, 2008 12:54 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

my contractor visibly blanched when I mentioned replacing the windows in my landmarked house, so, I'm guessing those?

Posted by: guest at March 27, 2008 1:51 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

12:51/12:54 Will projects that already have DOB permits, but are still incomplete at time of landmarking have to get LPC approval?

I checked the site you listed (quickly) and didn't see a date that landmarking is expected to go through. Is there one?

Posted by: guest at March 27, 2008 2:06 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?

12:51 here (apologies for the double post).

I don't know the answer regarding landmarking approval for projects that already have DOB permits. But I suspect you would need LPC approval because, no surprise, they are aware that developers try to push through plans in areas where landmarking is about to take effect.

There is no firm date for landmarking in Prospect Heights. There are still several more stages of the process remaining. After the forum on April 9, there will be a public hearing. Also the City Council has to vote on the proposal and they may also choose to increase or decrease the proposed designated area. The earliest this is likely to happen is Fall 2008.

Posted by: guest at March 27, 2008 2:14 PM in response to pre-landmarking renovations?