Progress for 70 Lefferts Place Preservationists
Big news on 70 Lefferts Place front: According to Council Member Letitia James, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has decided to “calendar” the property on this coming Tuesday for a public hearing. This is meaningful because once something’s on the calendar, no demolition permits may be issued. Stay tuned for details on the meeting. Movement to…
Big news on 70 Lefferts Place front: According to Council Member Letitia James, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has decided to “calendar” the property on this coming Tuesday for a public hearing. This is meaningful because once something’s on the calendar, no demolition permits may be issued. Stay tuned for details on the meeting.
Movement to Preserve Lefferts Place Gem [Brownstoner] GMAP
Me neither!
Given the nature of 70 Lefferts and the preservation-minded community in which it is located a smart bRE investor/developer should have anticipated such a development. Fortunately, the “bad” guys are sometimes stupid and neglect doing their homework.
Nope.
I am as preservationist minded as the next reader (why else would I waste my employer’s valuable time by spending way too many hours per week visiting this site). However, am I the only one disturbed by the fact that the LPC (or any other governmental or quasi-governmental agency) may be able to change the rules of the game after the fact? The buyer may be a heartless philistine in wanting to tear down the building to put up condos, but, lets be honest, he most likely paid the purchase price he did in reliance on the fact that at the time of the sale he could do what he had in mind to do. LPC would essentially be taking money out of his pocket if they changed the status of the building after the fact. Is no one else troubled by this?
lol @ why don’t you move to queens
I’m all for the Tokya model, maybe we can fill it full of people from Tokyo and get a decent sushi place around here.
The LES is full of high rents now is the point. You’ll pay more even if the developer puts up his condos.
But why can’t we knock the place down and replace it with a bunch of one-person sleeping-units like they have in tokyo for businessmen. Each unit is only 2-3ft across. We could pack as many people in as possible.
Alternatively, if you can’t appreciate the value and impact of architecture, why don’t you move to Queens.
Anon 11:28, I am not sure that landmarking 70 Lefferts needs to be a financial disaster for the new owner, who reportedly is interested in demolishing the building for redevelopment. There is a large vacant parcel immediately to the east that could receive any unused development rights.
The property closed in May. It’s solely the buyer’s problem.
so LES and East Village is now empty of people.