Rundown Richmond Hill Landmark Heads to LPC This Month

The crumbling Republic Club landmark, on Lefferts Boulevard between Hillside and Jamaica avenues, is heading to the Landmarks Preservation Commission! The owners announced their intent to rehabilitate the long-abandoned building and open it as a catering hall last month. The Landmarks agenda for Tuesday, October 22nd features two items: An application to install a fence and gate around the “Colonial Revival style civic building designed by Henry E. Haugaard and built in 1908,” as well as an application “to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a report to the City Planning Commission relating to an application for a Modification of Use pursuant to Section 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution.” The owners need a special permit under Section 74-711 of the city’s zoning regulations because it allows for a catering hall to operate at a site that includes a landmarked facade. There is no word on the construction timeline for the building restoration.

New Life for the Decrepit Republican Club [Q’Stoner] GMAP

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