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A Masterpiece of Education: Flatbush’s Erasmus Hall Academy and High School
One of the most important 18th century buildings in the city, Erasmus Hall Academy now sits at the center of a grand early 20th century high school.
Landmarks Greenlights Design for Two Houses on Empty Lot in Clinton Hill
Intended for a never-developed site on Grand Avenue and Clifton Place, one design is more traditional, the other more contemporary.
Win Help With Preservation in Your Area by Applying to HDC’s ‘Six to Celebrate’
Each year, six historic preservation projects receive hands-on assistance from HDC on strategic planning, advocacy, and outreach.
Proposed Build Too Big for Historic Bed Stuy Block, Landmarks Tells Architect
Commissioners and members of the public said a proposed design for infill should be reduced in size to defer to existing landmarked buildings on an architecturally distinguished block.
Cohn Brothers: Prolific Architects of Brooklyn’s Jazz Age Apartment Buildings
Their boom-time designs for middle-class apartment dwellers featured popular styles such as Tudor and Colonial Revival.
Why isn’t a setback required like with all other homes on the block? I can’t build 50 feet without one. Seems like double standard. 35 feet with a set back would be in keeping with willow place and make the block look less like a dead end facing a wall. It’s pretty now. The new design will make the block more dreary.
Condo Design for Heights Powerhouse Turned Garage Stirs Debate at LPCAny idea where one can purchase and/or have such awnings installed? They seem like a decidedly niche product that would have to be custom built.
How the Victorians Kept It Cool Inside During a Brooklyn SummerWonder why they dont extend the boundary of Beverly Square West to Stratford and grab the houses on those little side streets (Matthews, Lewis, and Slocum).
Flatbush Could Soon Get Two New Landmarked Historic DistrictsI've often wondered about that house. As an impoverished Pratt student in the early 90's I'd noticed a room for rent sign that looked like it had been there for years. The air of neglect in the yard you mentioned had me convinced I could get a good deal. No one ever returned my calls though, and I never happened to see anyone in the yard or going to and from the building.
Building of the Day: 351 Washington Avenue