A Curb Cut on Landmarked St. Marks Avenue? Really?
See this beautiful brownstone front yard at 97 St. Marks Avenue? Better enjoy it while you can, because the owner is getting ready to demolish it to create a driveway and garage despite the recent landmarking of Prospect Heights, according to a tipster and DOB filings. How could this happen? We’re not quite sure, but…
See this beautiful brownstone front yard at 97 St. Marks Avenue? Better enjoy it while you can, because the owner is getting ready to demolish it to create a driveway and garage despite the recent landmarking of Prospect Heights, according to a tipster and DOB filings. How could this happen? We’re not quite sure, but here’s the initial permit where it mentions converting a portion of the ground floor into a garage and here’s an amendment for the curb cut. The whole thing is eerily reminiscent of what happened at 174 Clinton Avenue a couple of years ago. The icing on the cake, according to a Forum post yesterday, is that the owner’s kicking out the old lady who sold him the house but continued to live in the garden apartment in order to do it. We’ll get back to you with what Landmarks has to say. Let’s hope this is all a big misunderstanding! Update: LPC confirms that they have no record of any applications for Landmark approval at this address. GMAP
I think was not yet landmarked when application made. But wonder what is the loophole even in not landmarked area they are trying to work here.
Colonel, the filing for the curb cut was on 7/23/09; permit issued on 9/21/09
When did this block get landmarked?
I also think posting the facebook link was very uncool and this is no place to expose someone to attacks and tirades. I am going to ask Jon to remove it. I may not like what they’re doing, but there are legal ways to deal with it. I also don’t see the necessity of putting the actual address in the initial post. That’s really unnecessary- I may not agree with what this person is doing but I don’t think she deserves this.
“If they have an accepted permit from DOB why are we saying that they can’t do what they want?”
This house in a Landmarked area. They are also required to obtain a Landmark’s permit BEFORE a DOB permit. You can’t even file a job with DOB without that Landmark Permit. I don’t know how they got around that?
The post including her facebook page should be scrubbed. Stat. This thread got really gross really fast.
dontcha think getting a curb cut for a century old house is like circumcising a mature man? Like really not a nice thing.
Colonel Steve,
The question — and I don’t know the answer — is whether the permit was issued for something that is not actually allowed and therefore issued in error, or whether, even if not allowed, this is an exception made for legitimate reasons.
LPC is one avenue to check on this. No harm in going right to DOB borough office and asking questions, as well as checking in with local CB for info and guidance.
Colonel Steve,
The question — and I don’t know the answer — is whether the permit was issued for something that is not actually allowed and therefore issued in error, or whether, even if not allowed, this is an exception made for legitimate reasons.
LPC is one avenue to check on this. No harm in going right to DOB borough office and asking questions, as well as checking in with local CB for info and guidance.
I thought the block was landmarked last week as per discussion above and yesterday. I checked the DOB website and it does not say Landmarked or Calandered.
It would still be a sin to let this happen.
What are the facts here???? architect666 states above that the curb cut is not allowed landmarked or not.