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]
I think the LPC loses credibility when they just draw two arbitrary lines (7th Avenue and 15th Street) to expand the district. Certainly there can be some jigs and jags.
And just because I like maintaining my house in a particular way, doesn’t mean I want to impose my will on a neighbor who, for whatever reason, wants to put up vinyl siding. I might think it’s ugly, but it’s really none of my damn business.
By well_pHed on August 9, 2010 1:46 PM
“in my view, landmarking does 2 useful things: 1) it prevents major developments from completely destroying buildings that would be very disruptive; and 2) it gives people who care about their neighborhood and their homes an extra push to do things in the right way. because i fit into the latter category, yeah, it’s going to cost me more.”
1) Park Slope received a comprehensive Contextual Rezoning a few years ago, so the threat of out-of-scale development no longer exists
2) Individual property owners can and do already maintain their properties “in the right way” without the power of the state being used to force a particular aesthetic on them.
I’ve said this before and seem to be in the minority here, but I value the historic appearance of my century-old home, but I also enjoy having the right to the peaceful enjoyment of my property as long as I don’t hurt anyone, without having to pass muster with the aesthetic police.
“This quote seems to indicate to me that you may have a deep seated hatred of women.”
Certainly not “painted ladies.”
“I am always stunned at the vitriol against landmarking on this site.”
Likewise. This site is called BROWNSTONER, after all. Have we forgotten that? Silly me, I thought it was a shared love of Brooklyn Brownstone neighborhoods that brought us all here in the first place.
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.
It seems like the working definition of “historic” on this thread is “old.” In 50 years maybe the entire borough will be landmarked.
dibs I suspect the simple answer is ‘yes’ unless it’s made of invisiblearium.
Technical landmarking question…..Looking at today’s HOTD, if a house in a landmarked district had a front porch like that, would LPC disallow you putting up ceiling fans on the porch????
quote:
This quote seems to indicate to me that you may have a deep seated hatred of women.
or maybe porn stars just fascinate me!? jeez
*rob*