City Council Signs Off on Prospect Heights Landmarking
On Thursday, the City Council voted 47-0 in favor of the creation of the Prospect Heights Historic District; LPC had voted for the designation back in June. Just thought you’d wanna know. Prospect Heights Landmarking: The Video [Brownstoner] Prospect Heights Landmarked! [Brownstoner] Landmarks to Consider Prospect Heights Historic District [Brownstoner] Photo by Tracy Collins
On Thursday, the City Council voted 47-0 in favor of the creation of the Prospect Heights Historic District; LPC had voted for the designation back in June. Just thought you’d wanna know.
Prospect Heights Landmarking: The Video [Brownstoner]
Prospect Heights Landmarked! [Brownstoner]
Landmarks to Consider Prospect Heights Historic District [Brownstoner]
Photo by Tracy Collins
re: 150 ft lots… it’s true a small plane can land in my backyard 😉
This is great news. Not sure why it takes the folks at landmark so long. Last yr 3 neighbors added floors made out of stucco and glass.
One more great benefit of landmark protect for PH: All you people who don’t like won’t move into the neighborhood.
I’m super glad that my neighborhood and home have gotten landmark protection. It’s a great place to live, and this will help keep
I am proud to celebrate the fine architecture of Prospect Heights, which leads to its close neighborhood feel.
In other cities, buildings over 40 years old are considered ancient treasures. In Brooklyn, we have so many fine buildings that we sometime ignore their value.
These buildings have stood the test of time. I’m glad the LPC has decided to protect these buildings from developers & politicians and such who see no value in good design or public policy.
bxgirl = “hall monitor” of brownstoner.com. LOL! Good one, Benson!
I think the name of this site says it all – Brownstoner – no one has websites devoted to undistinguished fedders apartment buildings. Even Ratner, when he sent out mass mailings promoting Atlantic Yards a year or so ago, didn’t put pictures of his proposed buildings, but pictures of brownstones.
And all the blocks to the east of the landmarked parts of PH are now filled with these homely fedders condos – so those of you who want more modern, utilitarian buildings can rejoice. PH has the old and the new. Personally I perfer the old.
You’re most welcome — I think this report is great, as it’s the first time they’ve noted all the alterations that the various properties underwent prior to landmarking, so one can tell what’s really been grandfathered in and what’s been done post-landmarking and is a violation. Bravo LPC!
Thank you for that link babs.
Those are far from “ordinary” townhouses there; they are probably some of the finest examples of brownstone architecture out there (MUCH nicer than many houses in Park Slope). Prospect Heights is characterized by wider houses (most are over 20′) and longer lots (150′) than those found in Park Slope (although FG and Clinton Hill do have some wider ones as well, but with 100′ lots), and these houses hwere designed by some of the foremost brownstone architects out there. Do check out the LPC’s designation report for a description of all the houses in the district: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/prospecthts.pdf. It’s one of the most comprehensive and detailed reports yet, and with color photos, too.
If anything, there are areas in PS that are less landmark-worthy than Prospect Heights.
“Thank goodness we haven’t reached the point where we have to be like Noah, only picking two examples of every kind.”
lol…