Our man with a cam Karl Junkersfeld ponders the meaning of condos going on sale at the renovated 72 Poplar Street Precinct in Brooklyn Heights in his latest video. The 72 Poplar website is now live. Curbed reported yesterday that units will go on sale this fall: Designed, by Freyer Architects, the 14 units will […]
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Brownstoner: 72 Poplar Renovation Plans Approved
“A tipster” said the City’s Department of Buildings has approved the plans of Daten Group LLP, who purchased the former police building at 72 Poplar Street last May for $7.5 million, to convert the building for residential use.
Modifications to 72 Poplar on CB2 Executive Committee Agenda Tomorrow Evening
The plans of the development company that bought 72 Poplar Street, the former NYPD building (see photo), will be considered at the meeting of the Executive Committee of Community Board 2 tomorrow (Monday, January 23) evening, starting at 6:00, at the Library Learning Center, room 515, of Long Island University, at DeKalb and Hudson Avenues.
Former Precinct House at 72 Poplar Sold to Developer
As reported by Brownstoner, the former police building at 72 Poplar Street, between Henry and Hicks, which has been vacant for some years, has been sold by the previous owner, who bought it at a city auction for $9.6 million seven years ago but whose plans to add two additional stories as part of a […]
Poplar Precinct Back on Market
The former site of the 84th Precinct on Poplar Street in Brooklyn Heights is for sale once again. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that it’s now listed by Lee Odell Real Estate for $12 million. Regal Investments had grand plans for the site but has instead elected to sell the property blaming the economy and not […]
Reconsidering —again — 72 Poplar
Owners behind the 72 Poplar Street conversion project have been sent back to the drawing board once again. Last week, the Landmarks Preservation Commission “strongly recommended” that the owners behind a plan to convert the former precinct house into a rental building rethink their designs. “The commissioners felt that the addition was too big and […]
Renderings of the New 72 Poplar
Regal Investments, the developers behind 72 Poplar Street, have provided us with renderings from architect Andrew Friedman of their new plan for a “luxury market-rate rental” property there.
Designs for 72 Poplar St., and other CB2 land use meeting recaps
Lots of exciting votes came out of tonight’s Community Board 2 Land Use committee meeting. For starters, there are plans to reconfigure 72 Poplar St., the former 84th Precinct station house, into 24 luxury, market-rate rental apartments. The developer — Regal Investments — has revised its 2007 plan and the building’s reconstruction now includes a […]
Upcoming CB2 meetings
On Wednesday night, Community Board 2’s land use committee will host its monthly meeting and discuss a series of landmarking items. The meeting is at 6 pm, at Polytechnic University (5 Metrotech, on the Commons’ north side, in room LC400). There are some interesting items up for discussion:
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