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    Landmarks Designates East 25th Street Historic District

    Historic District Designation  •  East Flatbush, Brooklyn

    Houses on the west side of the proposed East 25th Street Historic District. Image Credit: LPC

    Residents led the efforts to preserve the block from future development. On November 17, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the East 25th Street Historic District in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. The East 25th Street Historic District consists of 56 row houses on both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The historic district consists of the houses between 314 – 378 East 25th Street. The historic district is the first in East Flatbush.  (read more…)

    Tags : East 25th Street Historic District, Historic District Designation
    Date:11/19/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Designates Angel Guardian Home as Individual Landmark

    Designation  •  Dyker Heights, Brooklyn

    Angel Guardian Home, Main Building

    The landmark highlights the history of social services in Brooklyn. On November 10, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Angel Guardian Home as an individual landmark. The Angel Guardian Home, located at 6301 12th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, is a former orphanage operated by the Sisters of Mercy. It is the first individual landmark in Dyker Heights. (read more…)

    Tags : Angel Guardian Home, landmarks designation
    Date:11/13/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Approves Demolition and New Construction in Greenpoint HD

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenpoint, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the new building at171 Calyer Street, with a red line indicating the change in height from the previous proposal. Image Credit: NYC LPC

    Landmarks approved the demolition and new construction on the condition that applicants fine-tune design details with the Commission. On September 15, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition and construction of a new commercial building at 171 Calyer Street, in the Greenpoint Historic District of Brooklyn. (read more…)

    Tags : certificate of appropriateness, Greenpoint Historic District
    Date:10/26/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Designates PS 48 as First Landmark in South Jamaica, Queens

    Landmarks Designation  •  Jamaica, Queens

    Public School 48. Image Credit: LPC/Lisa Kersavage

    PS 48 is the first landmark to undergo its entire designation public hearing process over Zoom. On September 22, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Public School 48, also known as The Robert E. Peary School in Jamaica, Queens, as an individual landmark. PS 48 is located on 108th Ave and 155th Street, and is a three-story art deco style public school building. PS 48 is the first building to be designated an individual landmark in South Jamaica, and is the second art deco building designated as a landmark in New York City. For CityLand’s past coverage on Public School 48, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : landmarks designation, Public School 48
    Date:10/13/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Holds Public Hearing on Proposed East 25th Street Historic District

    Historic District Designation  •  Flatbush, Brooklyn

    Houses on the west side of the proposed East 25th Street Historic District. Image Credit: LPC

    The proposed designation received strong support from block residents and the Community Board. On September 22, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the Proposed East 25th Street Historic District. The East 25th Street Historic District consists of 56 row houses on both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The historic district consists of the houses between 314 – 378 East 25th Street. (read more…)

    Tags : East 25th Street Historic District, Flatbush, Historic District Designation, Landmarks Preservation Commission
    Date:10/01/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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