Park Slope Historic District Likely to Expand
The hard work of the Park Slope Civic Council and others is paying off: On Friday, reports The Observer, the Landmarks Preservation Commission began the process of expanding the Park Slope Historic District by officially “calendaring” the revised boundaries; the move would expand the currently western boundary to the far side of 7th Avenue; currently…
The hard work of the Park Slope Civic Council and others is paying off: On Friday, reports The Observer, the Landmarks Preservation Commission began the process of expanding the Park Slope Historic District by officially “calendaring” the revised boundaries; the move would expand the currently western boundary to the far side of 7th Avenue; currently it stops at 8th Avenue between 5th and 15th Streets and the eastern side of 7th Avenue between 5th and Union Streets. The expanded district would also include a couple of cut-outs that remain unprotected on Prospect Park West. If ultimately approved (which is highly likely) the number of protected buildings would grow from 2,000 to over 2,500. You can read the precise boundary definitions on the LPC website.
Park Slope Historic District To Grow [NYO]
Expanding the Historic District [PSCC]
Suburbandude makes a REALLY good point… What’s with the squiggles?!
This isn’t just an expansion (which is problematic on it’s own), but this is a proposal to include properties that were SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED previously!
Really DIBS?
Because nobody really wants fugly fedders buildings cropping up on their blocks. Why should the character of a street be lost because on jackass comes in with a low budget piece of shit.
all it does is make more parts of the city even more unaffordable than it already is. enough with landmarking! what an antiquated and elitist concept to begin with. very feudal lord and serf.. why cant we let neighborhoods evolve?
*rob*
I’m no Park Slope expert, but the current historic district has lots of squiggly and irregular lines, indicating that there was a true attempt to determine what was and what was not historic.
The new district just arbitrarily cuts north and south just west of 7th Avenue, and east and west along 15th Street.
A Google street tour indicates that they are landmarking lots of mediocrity (like 12th Street west of 7th Avenue).
I have to agree with Etson…
Is this “landmarking” actually adding significantly to protecting particularly special treasures… OR is it (a) just to increase already inflated property values? or (b) to maintain some idealized “neighborhood feel” that has nothing to do with preservation?
Seems a bit unnecessary.
And Amzi — If this were Europe it most definitely would be an issue. A lot of these buildings are, frankly, unremarkable.
ah, thanks
Methodist hospital, ditto.
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If Park Slope was in Europe this would not even be a issue.
oh just shoot me in the face, now.
*rob*