Two Proposed Demolitions in Historic Brooklyn Heights Meet Opposite Fates
Two projects in Brooklyn Heights went in front of the Landmarks Preservation Commission Tuesday morning, yielding contrasting results.
Neighborhood Advocates Identify Potential Gowanus Landmarks Ahead of Rezoning
Before tonight's public meeting on the rezoning of Gowanus, a coalition of preservation advocates has created a website documenting the area's architectural heritage they believe is at risk.
MoCADA Is Creating a Sculpture Garden on an Empty Lot in Fort Greene
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts filed an application that is going in front of the LPC for a sculpture garden at a thin, empty lot in Fort Greene.
LPC Moves Closer to Designating Four Historic Districts in Sunset Park
The commissioners were unanimous in their decision to calendar Sunset Park North, Central Sunset Park, Sunset Park 50th Street and Sunset Park South.
LPC Will Consider Four Separate Historic Districts in Sunset Park
The commission will consider calendaring four historic districts in Sunset Park: Sunset Park North, Central Sunset Park, Sunset Park 50th Street and Sunset Park South.
LPC Approves Sky Bridge From New Construction to Landmarked Church in Williamsburg
But the approval came with some trepidation about the finances of the project and the relationship between the church and the crooked, twisting residential building rising next to it.
LPC Asks for Small Refinements to Addition to Romanesque Revival Building in Brooklyn Heights
Commissioners told the architects and developers behind a planned hotel on Remsen Street to come back and try again, with a vote of no action.
Developer Wants to Use Landmarked Church’s Air Rights to Build Bigger, Jagged Building in ‘Burg
The building, already under construction, will stand next to the St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is an individual landmark.
Brooklyn Gains New Landmarks in 2018
As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at the Brooklyn buildings considered significant enough to merit designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2018.
After a Year-Long Debate, Landmarks Preservation Commission Votes in Favor of Rules Changes
Commissioners at the Landmarks Preservation Commission have voted in favor of an initially controversial proposal to change the rules under which the agency operates.
