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    Batcave

    Brooklyn Gains New Individual Landmarks and Historic Districts in 2019

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    • Architecture

      Dec 31, 2019 • 09:30am
      by Susan De Vries

      With the year almost at an end, we take a look back at the Brooklyn buildings and neighborhoods considered significant enough to merit designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission this year.

      How many do you know?

      As Gowanus Rezoning Looms, City Designates Five Industrial Buildings as Historic Landmarks

      gowanus brooklyn
      • Architecture

      • Gowanus

      Oct 29, 2019 • 11:56am
      by Craig Hubert

      The five are among the buildings local advocates has been pushing to landmark ahead of a proposed rezoning of the area.

      One is the Batcave

      Residents Happy About Potential Landmarks in Gowanus, But Think More Can Be Done

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      • Architecture

      • Gowanus

      Sep 25, 2019 • 09:00am
      by Craig Hubert

      Of the 16 people who provided testimony at the hearing, including representatives for the owners of four of the five properties, not one person spoke against designation.

      The hearing comes amid a proposed rezoning of the area

      These 5 Sites in Gowanus Will Go in Front of Landmarks Next Week

      Gowanus
      • Architecture

      • Gowanus

      Sep 20, 2019 • 10:00am
      by Craig Hubert
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      Locals and preservationists have been advocating for landmarking the buildings for years.

      The city wants to rezone the area

      As Rezoning Looms, Gowanus Locals Renew Push to Landmark Area, Reveal List of Key Sites

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      • Architecture

      • Gowanus

      May 23, 2018 • 09:00am
      by Craig Hubert

      The proposal includes nearly 30 individual buildings, three historic districts and one scenic landmark.

      In 2014, plans to designate the area as a national historic district were halted

      Ambitious, Long-in-the-Works Plan to Turn Gowanus Batcave Into Artists Haven Is Back On

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      • Real Estate Market

      • Gowanus

      Nov 2, 2017 • 09:00am
      by Craig Hubert

      In a move that may come as a surprise to many, permits were filed Wednesday for the long-in-the-works conversion of the 113-year-old coal-burning MTA powerhouse to an arts center.

      The space was known for its community of squatters and artists

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