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Marty- that is a great deck. thanks so much.
Iconic Brooklyn Heights Mid Century Modern House Seeks Rooftop AdditionMartin, I have the Letter in full and original, all three pages forcefully written to landmarks in 1978, please send me your email address, I am at john@ascensionbrooklyn.org We have plenty of other archival material for these jokers including plans etc
Iconic Brooklyn Heights Mid Century Modern House Seeks Rooftop AdditionThe entire presentation to LPC is misleading - they never mention 40 willow's rooftop addition not being visible from the street and neglect to include any line of site diagrams. But attacking them is not a winnable path - better to stick to the facts and the street views.
Iconic Brooklyn Heights Mid Century Modern House Seeks Rooftop AdditionAmen!!!! Please testify in person if you can, submit comments and if you can find Otis' letter that would be great. My deck for LPC is here. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N0mcLeaVQeKgoC_R6u-difwGo08PBJJoRxfur-YujgY/edit?usp=sharing. I have some noted architecture professors writing letters including the dean of a major school of architecture.
Iconic Brooklyn Heights Mid Century Modern House Seeks Rooftop Addition