“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.
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City Council Approves Skyscraper Historic District
Today the City Council approved the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District by a vote of 46-1, with two abstentions. The Brooklyn Paper: Preservationists hailed the city for protecting a slew of Romanesque Revival and Beaux-Arts structures, including the tiered co-op 75 Livingston St., which housed some of the designation’s most vocal opponents. “We’re thrilled,” said […]
Update on Cinema: Plans for Site Uncertain; BHA Weighs In
Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner Kenn Lowy tells us he has heard that landlord Tom Caruana and his architect, who have withdrawn their appication for a hearing at the upcoming Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, are evaluating options for the site. Mr. Lowy also said that the Brooklyn Heights Association has taken a strong stand against demolition […]
…Meanwhile, New Design for 30 Henry Approved
According to Brownstoner, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a new design for the five story residential building to replace the Eagle at 30 Henry Street, at the corner of Middagh. NOTE: the picture on the linked Brownstoner post is of a bank building in Williamsburg, not a rendering of the new 30 Henry design. […]
Eagle: LPC Hearing on 30 Henry Design Results in Minor Changes
Linda Collins reports on the discussion at Monday’s Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on the design of the building proposed to replace the old Eagle headquarters at 30 Henry Street, corner of Middagh, which is the first Brooklyn Heights building many people see after taking the exit from the Brooklyn Bridge (see a rendering of the […]
Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves 27 Cranberry Re-Design
We received word that the Landmarks Preservation Commission Approved the redesign for 27 Cranberry Street. According to our source, They called it “inventive, harmonious with streetscape and of high quality. They agreed that the use of roman brick completely resolved the scale issue.”
27 Cranberry McBrownstone and the LPC – Official Account
The LPC sent us this run down of what happened at yesterday’s LPC hearing regarding the proposed “McBrownstone” at 27 Cranberry Street:
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 […]
27 Cranberry Preliminary Design Released – Now with Clear Photos
Earlier today, Brownstoner “leaked” the designs that architects created for developer Louis Greco, who purchased the vacant lot at 27 Cranberry Street. BHB has obtained clear copies of the renderings of the preliminary design submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission from architect Tom van den Bout. This design is in accordance with what he told […]
LPC Public Hearing April 5 to Consider New Construction at 27 Cranberry, Two Other Brooklyn Heights Projects
The Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing, followed by a public meeting, on Tuesday, April 5, beginning at 9:30 a.m., at 1 Centre Street, 9th floor, in Manhattan, at which the application to construct a new building at 27 Cranberry Street, presently an open space between two houses (see photo), will be considered.
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