Hearing Tomorrow on Proposed New Grace Court Townhouse

By on December 19, 2023 3:34 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Development, Real Estate

Update: The Land Use Committee voted 7-0, with one abstention, to approve the plan, noting some concerns about the architecture. It will now go to the full Community Board 2 for another public hearing on January 10. If, as seems likely, CB2 approves the plan, it will go to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for further hearings. Details are here. Sorry for the late notice. We just receved the following from Grece Court resident Lucy Small:

A new 3 story townhouse with basement is proposed for 39 Grace Court abutting the west side of our building. We are opposed to this project because it will change the historic landscape of our street, obliterate the garden and cause major disruption during construction.

There is a Land Use Committee public meeting on Wednesday 12/20 at 6pm 350 Jay St 8th Flr Conference room for public review and recommendation to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for this project. Please spread the word and encourage attendance to stop this construction.

Thank you on behalf of the Grace Court community.

You can see a PDF of the proposed new building here.

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  • B.

    I fear Grace Court will never be the same.

    One might say, and it’s true, that New York City became the powerhouse it is, or was, because it never stays the same; but once upon a time, after the destruction of Pennsylvania Station, we had learned where to draw the line.

    Nowadays, that line is unclear. Recently, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a high-rise building that will butt up against the Merchants House Museum.

    How the old townhouse’s magnificent, delicate plaster work will survive the few years of constant severe shaking is beyond imagining. The museum and a host of engineers have testified to that effect. In the 1980s, the far briefer period of tearing down buildings next door resulted in a million dollars worth of damage.

    Landmarks is comprised of people who seem to care little about history or architecture but a lot about real estate values.

    Who are they? And will they save Grace Court?