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]
real question:
does landmarking prevent landlords from neglecting their properties so they get beyond repair and are able to tear them down and build whatever they want?
“I know, DH. It was a joke.
But I still find it funny that so many people are crazy opposed to this. I mean, even you who loves Williamsburg surely wouldn’t want the entire city to look like that.”
gotcha – bad case of the mondays over here.
Boy, the LPC draws straight lines on their map – someone complains. They go in and out like a zigsaw puzzle – other people complain. Goes to show you just can’t win.
There’s a big difference between re-zoning and protecting the historical integrity of a neighborhood via landmarking. All re-zoning means is you won’t wake up on a brownstone side street with a 20 story condobox next door. Re-zoning does nothing to stop a 4 or 6 story condobox.
I’m sorry, Sparafucile, but if your neighbor did something to his house that you found so offensive you couldn’t stand it, you’d either be complaining at his front door, or at your community board, along with your neighbors. We all live in a city, in communities with other people, not alone on top of a hill. What you do with your house matters, not just legally, but in a neighborhood sense as well. There really is no such thing as “nobody can tell me what I can do with my building.” Doesn’t matter where you live.
“exactly – cuz there’s no old, historically significant homes in the suburbs.
wait a minute…”
Revenge for the Williamsburg sheets in the window comment?
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I know, DH. It was a joke.
But I still find it funny that so many people are crazy opposed to this. I mean, even you who loves Williamsburg surely wouldn’t want the entire city to look like that.
“HAHA. Yet a guy named “suburbandude” doesn’t lose any credibility making comments that he doesn’t want to see Park Slope save more of its history. ”
exactly – cuz there’s no old, historically significant homes in the suburbs.
wait a minute…
“I think the LPC loses credibility when they just draw two arbitrary lines”
HAHA. Yet a guy named “suburbandude” doesn’t lose any credibility making comments that he doesn’t want to see Park Slope save more of its history.
Not enough vinyl here for ya?
😉
>Park Slope received a comprehensive Contextual Rezoning a few years ago, so the threat of out-of-scale development no longer exists
If that’s what it sounds like, there’s even less reason for Landmarking. But what about all those odd out-of-context buildings in S Slope? Did they precede the rezoning?
“Why stop at 7th Avenue? Why not go all the way to 5th Avenue? Lots of unremarkable but “historic” homes should be protected, according to many posters.”
Guess you didn’t actually read or click on the links or you would see that phases 2 and 3 of the Park Slope landmarking plan is to include almost everything from the park to 5th Avenue and from Flatbush to 15th.
In the history of NYC to now, they’ve landmarked 3% of the city. What makes you think that all of the sudden, the whole city is going to be landmarked.