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Tag Archives: Landmarks Preservation Commission
NYC Landmarks Brouhaha Spotlights Forgotten Sites
IN A MOVE THAT COMES AS A GREAT RELIEF to those who care about New York City’s historic architecture, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has reversed its recent decision to drop nearly 100 properties from its calendar, where many had languished … Continue reading
All About Wallabout
THERE’S A BLOCK in west Clinton Hill, or maybe it’s north Fort Greene, though most people would have just called it “near the Navy Yard.” Now the neighborhood’s got a proper name, or rather, gone back to its original cool … Continue reading
Spare Us the ‘Fancy Houses’
PROSPECT HEIGHTS in Brooklyn was designated a New York City Historic District in 2009. Now any external changes to a house’s appearance are subject to the guidelines and regulations of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. No longer will it be … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, RENOVATION
Tagged Amity Street, brownstone, Carlton Avenue, Clem Labine, Clinton Hill, Cobble Hill, crazy paving, crazy quilt, facade, fancy house, historic district, Joe Delgado, Landmarks Preservation Commission, National Trust for Historic Preservation, NEW YORK CITY, Old House Journal, Permastone, Prospect Heights, St. Mark's Avenue
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Concrete Survivor in Gowanus
THE CORNERSTONE of the future, much-anticipated Whole Foods in Gowanus will be this odd remnant of New York City’s industrial past. The Coignet Stone Company Building, one of the nation’s first concrete structures, has always been a puzzlement, standing by … Continue reading
BROWNSTONE VOYEUR: Flying Colors in Fort Greene
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BROWNSTONE VOYEUR is a joint project of casaCARA and Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, taking you behind the facades of those intriguing houses to see what’s inside. Look for it every Thursday on both sites! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DK HOLLAND’S house … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE VOYEUR, INTERIOR DESIGN
Tagged brick, BROOKLYN, ceiling beams, Chambers stove, color, cottage, country kitchen, DK Holland, farmhouse sink, flagstone patio, Fort Greene, front porch, garden, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NEW YORK CITY, Olea restaurant, outsider art, pre-Civil War, Pushpin Studios, Seymour Chwast, stable, stair balusters, tack house, wainscotting
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