Built in the late 19th century, the office building at 186 Remsen Street has, in the memory of your correspondent, been the national headquarters of the NAACP, the home of Little Flower Children’s Services, and, for the past decade or so, vacant. Now the City is moving to save it.
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CB 2, in Divided Vote, Supports “Skyscraper” Historic District
At yesterday’s meeting at St. Francis College, Community Board 2 decided to support the proposed “Skyscraper” Historic District. The Brooklyn Paper: At its monthly meeting, Community Board 2 voted 16–10 in favor of the new district, which would designate certain towers on Livingston, Court and Montague streets as worthy of historic preservation. The vote came […]
CB 2 Meeting at St. Francis Wednesday Evening to Consider “Skyscraper” Historic District
Community Board 2 will have its monthly meeting this coming Wednesday, December 8 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street. Among the items on the agenda is a public hearing on the proposed “Skyscraper Historic District” which would protect a number of historic tall buildings along the west side of Court […]
LPC to Consider 27 Cranberry, 300 Henry in Brooklyn Heights, 55 Washington in DUMBO
The Eagle has the following concerning Landmarks Preservation Commission hearings scheduled for next Tuesday, November 9, starting at 9:30 a.m. Brooklyn Daily Eagle: 27 Cranberry St. in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, a vacant lot. The application is to construct a new single-family building. • 300 Henry St. (aka 117-119 Atlantic Ave.) in the Brooklyn […]
Toll Brothers to Build in DUMBO?
Toll Brothers, whose plans for development along the Gowanus Canal may be stymied if the Canal is declared a superfund site, has purchased a vacant lot bounded by Water, Jay, Bridge and Plymouth streets, in DUMBO, and may seek to build a high rise residential building there. The Brooklyn Paper: The mammoth suburban developers — […]
LPC: No Parking Lot for You, Riverside Apartments
The folks at Brownstoner, who have time for “reporting and stuff” bring us this dispatch about the parking lot project at Riverside Apartments:
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