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
Bxgrl – cool!
I wrote to Jon asking him to please remove the actual address too but he refused. I understand its part of the “information” but really- we would have had just as much discussion without knowing the house number anyway. I emailed him further.
dave, are you channeling the departed spirit of The What?
Soory, What but I’m not going to register. You need to get a big boy’s website like Mr. B has, not that crap where I have to register somewhere else to get in
Wasder – agreed! sure that front yard is super nice, but the owner wants a curbcut for their car.
i think this thread should be removed
I agree – I think it’s all pitchfork mania here
And Maly, if you are going to say “Let the best lawyer win” then that shows you recognize my ORIGINAL point, way back when, that this is an admirable and PRIVATE choice of a homeowner to do something.
Not some “historic” argument. Some of you consecrate the word “historic” so as to cheapen its meaning.
Yeah gemini, the worst thing is the mob mentality. I can agree that the house would be nicer and the street nicer without the curb cut but the fact that this owner got a permit (no matter how disputed) should protect them from the posse that seems to be gathering here.
ok this is scary
Privacy is also great. Too bad it’s not something people here are willing to allow this owner.