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    landmarking

    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

    gowanus can factory
    • 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

    After Arson, DOB Issues Demo Permit for Red Hook’s Historic Bowne Storehouse

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    • Architecture

    • Red Hook

    Mar 12, 2019 • 09:00am
    by Craig Hubert

    But the site has a stop work order and nearby residents claim to have seen workers on site recently in violation of it.

    Nearby blocks may soon be rezoned

    Fire Rips Through Red Hook’s Historic Bowne Storehouse After Call for Landmarking

    gowanus 595 smith street
    • Architecture

    • Red Hook

    Jun 15, 2018 • 09:00am
    by Craig Hubert
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    No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

    Part of the roof is gone but the walls are still standing

    Effort to Landmark Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn Home Gains Political Support From City Council Members

    walt whitman
    • History

    • Wallabout

    May 23, 2018 • 11:00am
    by Susan De Vries

    The efforts of a coalition of preservationists, scholars and fans of Whitman got a boost Monday from six New York City Council members who signed a letter of support for designation.

    The letter cites Whitman's cultural significance

    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

    Two Brooklyn Heights Bank-Row Buildings Are Now Landmarks

    • Architecture

    • Brooklyn Heights

    Jan 25, 2017 • 09:00am
    by Susan De Vries

    The Landmarks Preservation Commission Tuesday designated two commercial buildings on Montague Street, a jazz-age skyscraper and a building resembling a classic temple.

    They were left out of the Skyscraper District in 2011

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