[Photo courtesy of Save the Slope] From what does Park Slope need to be saved, on might ask, other than the little ones running amok and moms wielding strollers like weapons? From destruction, of course. This is actually a serious post about the critical subject of extending the Park Slope Landmark District, which currently covers […]

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Yesterday, the Municipal Art Society, garnered a lot of coverage by releasing the alternative proposals it has developed that would allow for the preservation of the historic buildings of Admiral’s Row–which could be a Brooklyn treasure for future generations–and for the development of a huge supermarket and other retail and business space. The city and […]

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Here’s a slideshow prepared by the Municipal Art Society on their proposals for Admiral’s Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. You can click on the little expand symbol on the lower right to make it full screen and hit escape to get back to GL. Otherwise, access the slideshow by clicking here.

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Borough President Marty Markowitz has long favored the demolition of the historic Admiral’s Row structures and he took the opportunity of a hearing last night to reiterate his support for “food justice” for resident of nearby public housing and for demolishing the buildings. Here is part of the staterment that his office distributed: I know […]

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The creation of a Prospect Heights Historic District is making progress. The Landmarks Preservation Commission will “calendar” the district this Tuesday (7/15), which is the first step in formally creating it. This would lead to a public hearing and a vote on the District on October 28. Per a release from the Municipal Art Soceity, […]

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Urban Exploration with Forgotten-NY.com from Brian Lehrer Live on Vimeo. Here’s an appearance by Kevin Walsh of Forgotten New York and Richard Nickel Jr. of Kingston Lounge on Brian Lehrer’s TV show, Brian Lehrer Live. They talk about urban exploration and historic preservation and touch on some Brooklyn issues and places like Admiral’s Row.

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The controversial 110 Amity Street project in Cobble Hill won an important preliminary approval last night. In a surprise move, the developer Time Equities brought the project back before Community Board 6’s Land Use and Landmarks Committee for reconsideration. There was no public notice. The Committee, which had previously voted for a conditional disapproval of […]

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The development planned at 110 Amity Street in Cobble Hill, which would involve alteration of the historic Lamm Building and addition of new townhomes, got a chilly reception from Community Board 6 this week. The new Cobble Hill Association blog contains details of the meeting on Thursday night. The developer, Time Equities, has refused to […]

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New plans for 110 Amity Street in Cobble Hill, also known as the former Lamm Institute Building, are supposed to be show tonight. The original idea for the building was panned by the community and by the Landmarks Preservation Commission before being withdrawn by the developer so that suggestions from the community could be incorporated. […]

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The Brooklyn Preservation Council will be hearing a presentation about Green Church is Bay Ridge, which is slated to be torn down for condo development. The session is at 6PM on Tuesday (5/20) in the First Floor Conference Room at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Bob Cassara of the Committee to Save Green Church will speak.–Bay Ridge […]

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Sometimes, “spring cleaning” is a euphemism for demolition, or simply disinformation from a Con Edison spokesperson to try to throw people off the trail. For instance, in the case of the power plant at 500 Kent Avenue. When the blog INSIJS broke the story of its pending demolition Con Ed said work on the building […]

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This is the plan for Sponge Park. We pulled out the image above to allow a better view because it contains some interesting elements. Of note, is the part of the park envisioned to surround the old power plant near the canal. This is property that was proposed as Gowanus Village by developer Shaya Boymelgreen […]

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Over the weekend, Atlantic Yards Report noted that the Landmarks Preservation Commission is going to present proposed boundaries for a Prospect Heights Historic District at a community forum on Wednesday, April, at 7:00 PM. (The map above shows an independent proposal for a district from the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council and the Municipal Art […]

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A couple of weeks ago, INSIJS exclusively reported that Con Ed may be preparing a power plant on Kent Avenue for demolition, but what about turning it over to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for preservation? “The hulking Renaissance Revival structure borders the anticipated Navy Yard annex on two sides, and fits perfectly within the wide […]

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Among the many actions taken by the Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday was a vote to create a Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District. The new district will be bounded by Foster Avenue on the north, Avenue H on the south, Ocean Avenue on the east and the subway line carrying the Q and other trains on […]

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The status of the rehab of the Loew’s Kings Theater in Flatbush has been a mystery for a while, but today’s Post seems to confirm a report that appeared on Brooklyn Junction back in January that there is significant progress in finding a developer. In January, Brooklyn Junction noted that a “major” operator was interested […]

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Some Pratt professors and students are trying to come up with plans for Admiral’s Row in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that would allow for both preservation of the Historic Structures and development of a supermarket on the property. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that “City planning and architecture students have come up with a number […]

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[Rendering courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects] The Landmarks Preservation Commission considered the proposed changes to the landmarked Domino Plant in Williamsburg yesterday, and told the architects to come back with a different design. The WGPA blog brought news of the hearing yesterday afternoon. New Domino architect Rafael Viñoly even appeared at the hearing, but it […]

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[Image courtesy of Rafael Vinoly Architects] The Landmarks Preservation Commission heard testimony about the five-story glass box developers propose to put atop the historic Domino Factory in Williamsburg yesterday, but took no action on the plan. It will hold another session in a few weeks. The Williamsburg-Greenpoint Preservation Alliance’s blog said that the LPC commissioners […]

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We will refrain from extended comment on what we will be calling Williamsburg’s Nightmare in Glass until Monday. In the meantime, that should offer an indication of our general feelings about the modification to the landmarked Domino Sugar Plant on Kent Avenue that developers are proposing. Yesterday, Brownstoner offered a first look at renderings that […]

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The plans for Williamsburg’s landmarked Domino Plant will be presented to Community Board 1’s Landmarks Committee tonight. The meeting is at the Board’s District Office, 435 Graham Avenue, which is at the corner of Frost Street. It takes place at 6:30PM. It will include presentations by Susan Pollock, Project Director/Community Preservation Corporation and Mr. Michael […]

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Proponents of the plan to tear down the historic structures on Admirals Row in the Brooklyn Navy Yard are upset that the Federal government will not be making a quick decision about the property. The National Guard Bureau of Cultural Resources is required by law to review whether the mansions can be preserved or whether […]

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[All photos courtesy of a special GL Correspondent] Yesterday morning, an email went out with a number of renderings of the building proposed for 110 Amity Street (Amity and Henry) in Cobble Hill. The email said, in part: The local community is vehemently opposed to this development that changes the block structure around to create […]

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From the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Best & Worst of 2007 list comes “Brooklyn Under Seige.” Needless to say, Brooklyn is included on the “worst” list. Topics covered include Ikea, Coney Island and Ward Bakery.–Preservation Nation via No Land Grab

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Of all the historic structures in Brooklyn, one of the most beloved and distinctive are the old Civil War Era warehouses known as the Empire Stores. It is impossible to imagine the Dumbo waterfront without them. Yesterday brought distressing news from the state that there are some “structural deficiencies and deteriorating conditions” and that Empire-Fulton […]

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