Carroll Gardens Historic District May Grow
The Landmarks Preservation Commission released the boundaries of the expanded Historic District it is pushing for in Carroll Gardens and, not surprisingly, not everyone was pleased. The city would like to expand the pitifully small area that was protected back in 1973 (shown above) to include all the blocks bounded by Court Street, Henry Street,…
The Landmarks Preservation Commission released the boundaries of the expanded Historic District it is pushing for in Carroll Gardens and, not surprisingly, not everyone was pleased. The city would like to expand the pitifully small area that was protected back in 1973 (shown above) to include all the blocks bounded by Court Street, Henry Street, Huntington Street and First Place. Sounds like a nice idea to us but there are bound to be some whiners, right? Right. “Landmarking will force the old-timers out,” said John Esposito, co-founder of Citizens Against Landmarks. “All the new people who have $100,000 income a year think this is a great idea.” (This choice of this number seems reminiscent of Dr. Evil’s famous “one million dollars” line in Austin Powers; after all, it’s not like $100,000 a year goes too far in the Carroll Gardens housing market these days!) The plan for expanding the historic district is supported by the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and the Brooklyn Preservation Council, and seems to be in keeping with the spirit of last year’s rezoning which made it harder to put up new out-of-context buildings in the low-rise community. No-brainer!
City Wants Second Carroll Gardens Historic District [NY Post]
I agree Monty the LPC needs to start looking east of Bedford… We really want it out here…
I do think it’s really amusing… I was just in Carroll Gardens last night. Funny that it looks like it does WITHOUT any intervention and additional regulation and approval boards.
“Whiner” or not, Mr Esposito’s statement about landmarking forcing out old timers sounds more like scaremongering than a coherent argument.
Woohoo, Montrose! Cutting right through, once again.
Great tour yesterday.
Yeah, Pete, it’s called the ZONING laws which are already is full effect.
Uggh. I’m agreeing with Benson again. I haven’t had any coffee yet. That must be why.
Babs is absolutely right. Landmarking grandfathers in existing conditions, and the LPC does not make anyone restore their homes before, during or after, and no one is going to take your house away from you or raise your taxes, not for being landmarked anyway. It amazes me the amount of wrong information that spreads like wildfire, while the facts are either ignored or some people just refuse to accept them. They really would rather believe that landmarking is a tool of yuppie gentrifiers.
I hope they come to their senses in CG, but in the meantime, there are plenty of areas, like 5 different parts of Bed Stuy, and 4 different parts of Crown Heights that would LOVE to be landmarked, so I hope the LPC leaves them alone and comes over here. We are ready and willing to be under the heinous thumb of the LPC.
Quote from person on Commission says prevent tearing down of historic homes. Can someone tell me how many ‘historic homes’ have been torn down in last 20 years?
Why is this necessary?
I would be for something to preserve the front gardens, buildings all at same line, etc but seems overkill if need to be historically accurate or approved when want to do new windows, etc, etc. Or even if want a modern house in the area.
By the way, Mr. B.;
Do you always show such respect to the opposition’s POV? Yes, they are simply “whiners” – that’s it.
I’ll look forward to the next of your occasional posts in which you wish that the level of discourse in the threads was at a higher level.
I wish good luck to those fighting the expansion of the landmarks district.