LPC Objects to ‘Demeaning’ Revamp Proposed for Fort Greene Park’s Spanish Memorial Plaque
The plaque was presented as a gift from King Juan Carlos of Spain in 1976 to commemorate the Spanish martyrs who died fighting for the United States.
LPC Requests Further Alterations to Revised Hebron Development Proposal in Crown Heights
Despite massive public opposition to the development on a landmarked site, LPC commissioners said the design is on the right track but needs tweaking.
City Purchases Recently Landmarked Downtown Brooklyn Abolitionist Home for $3.2 Million
The sale of 227 Duffield Street comes after its historical designation caused the property's value to “plummet,” according to a lawyer for the developer.
LPC Asks Pritzker Prize-Winning Architect to Adjust Fort Greene Carriage House Design
The proposed plan is to restore the prominent corner townhouse across the street from Fort Greene Park, remove a structurally damaged garage behind the townhouse and erect a modern carriage house in its place.
New LPC Map Reveals Black History Through New York City Landmarks
Explore New York City’s Black history through its landmarked buildings and historic districts via a new online story map released by the Landmarks Preservation Commission Tuesday.
LPC Approves Row of ‘Brutalist’ Townhouses in Stuyvesant Heights Historic District
The empty lot was formerly home to two structures that were demolished due to unsafe conditions — the first in 1995 and the second in 2002.
Fort Greene Residents File Suit Over LPC Approval of Tower With Expanded Brooklyn Music School
Locals sued the city’s Landmarks Preservation Committee for green-lighting a 23-story condo tower at 130 St. Felix Street, saying the body was improperly influenced by the developer’s promise to include public benefits.
LPC Rejects Design for New Townhouse on Middagh Street in Brooklyn Heights for Second Time
Commissioners told the architects behind a proposed new townhouse in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District that they need to simplify their design to fit in with such a diverse, varied block.
Residents, Pols Rally for Preservation of Bushwick Avenue Landmarks Ahead of Demolition
Locals and pols gathered outside the former Charles Lindemann House on Bushwick Avenue to urge the Landmarks Preservation Commission to save the house before it is completely destroyed.
Bushwick Locals Renew Push for Historic District After Lindemann House Faces Wrecking Ball
A group of concerned residents and reps for local pols held a virtual meeting Tuesday night to talk about strategies to landmark the neighborhood.
