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.
LPC Tells Developers Behind Hebron Development to Come Back With New Designs
Discussion among the commissioners was long and detailed, laying out a series of objections to the proposal.
LPC Unanimously Approves Landmarking of Flatbush’s East 25th Street Historic District
Residents and commissioners alike were effusive with their praise of the block, a “remarkably cohesive group” of 56 Renaissance Revival row houses.
LPC Votes Unanimously to Landmark Dyker Heights’ Angel Guardian Home
The century-old Angel Guardian Home, a beloved former orphanage, Tuesday became the neighborhood’s first historic landmark.
Residents Tell LPC That Hebron Development Will Destroy the ‘Heart’ of Crown Heights North
Forty-three people provided testimony at the public hearing, with all but one speaking against the proposed development.
East Flatbush Neighbors Hopeful Landmark Status Will Be Won for Proposed Historic District
Residents of a particularly well-manicured block of East 25th Street in East Flatbush are hopeful the city’s landmarking honchos will designate their stretch of Neo-Renaissance style row houses as a historical district.
Residents Tell Hebron Developer They Want Real Affordable Housing in Crown Heights
At a community board meeting Thursday, roughly 30 people spoke -- a combination of concerned residents, congregation members and elected officials.
