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    Turn-of-the-Century Neo-Classical Bank’s Designation Supported by Ownership

    Designation Hearing  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh

    Bank’s construction quickly followed opening of Williamsburg Bridge; grand Classical facade composed of limestone and granite communicated stability and civic pride. Landmarks held a hearing on the potential designation of the Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh on February 6, 2018. The bank stands at 209 Havemeyer Street in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.  The building was constructed in 1908 and designed by the firm of Helmle and Huberty. A 1925 addition continued the original design, and more than doubled the bank’s footprint. (read more…)

    Tags : Bank, Brooklyn, designation, Dime Savings Bank, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Williamsburg
    Date:03/21/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
    (1) Comment

    1066-Foot Tower will Abut Landmarked Bank Building

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Downtown Brooklyn
    Project Rendering. Image Credit: JDS Development and the Chetrit Group.

    9 DeKalb Avenue. Project Rendering. Image Credit: JDS Development and the Chetrit Group.

    Designated bank lobby will be converted to retail space, while new tower will accommodate residential use. On April 19, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve work impacting the individually designated Dime Savings Bank, as well as its lobby, an interior Landmark. The site lies at 9 Dekalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, on an irregularly shaped block bounded by Dekalb and Flatbush Avenues and Fulton Street. The proposed tower will displace the Williamsburgh Savings Bank as the borough’s tallest building. The work entails the demolition of a portion of the 1930s addition, the creation of a new entrance on Flatbush Avenue, and alterations to the lobby to adapt it to retail use. The new tower will be partially sited within the landmarked lot. The plan includes extensive restoration work to the bank building. (read more…)

    Tags : Adi Shamir-Baron, Brooklyn Community Board 2, Chetrit Group, Commissioner Diana Chapin, Commissioner Michael Goldblum, Dime Savings Bank, Fred Bland, Higgins Quasebath, Historic Districts Council, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, JDS Development, Kelly Carroll, Meenakshi Srinivasan, SHoP Architects, Williamsburgh Savings Bank
    Date:05/05/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
    (3) Comment

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