PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-26-01231 59-39 70th Avenue – Central Ridgewood Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Renaissance Revival style two-family house designed by Louis Berger & Company and built c. 1909. Application is to legalize and modify the installation of windows and HVAC equipment, and legalize recladding and altering the rear extension without Landmarks Preservation […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-26-00251 152 Hicks Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Greek Revival-style rowhouse built in 1840. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. Architect: SD Design Studio LLC HDC finds this proposal inappropriate. We hold our typical stance on rear yard additions that the top two floors of […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-25-06304 2 Hylan Boulevard – Alice Austen House – Individual Landmark BINDING REPORT A Gothic Revival style house originally built as a Dutch Colonial style house c. 1700, and enlarged and remodeled in the 19th century. Application is to construct an elevated barrierfree access walkway and stairs. Architect: CTA Architects P.C. HDC […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-25-10999 242-03 Pine Street – Douglaston Hill Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Colonial style free-standing house designed by John Stuart and built in 1904-1905. Application is to install solar panels. HDC finds the solar panels on the street-facing facade to be inappropriate due to their visibility; they should be placed in […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-25-09193 604 Shore Road – Douglaston Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Colonial Revival style free-standing house designed by J.H. Cornell and built in 1919. Application is to modify paving and garden walls. Architect: QUINCY HAMMOND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, PC HDC finds some elements of this proposal to be inappropriate. This house is […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-25-12069 1 West Kingsbridge Road – Kingsbridge Armory (Eighth Regiment Armory) – Individual Landmark BINDING REPORT A Medieval Romanesque style armory building designed by Pilcher & Tachau and built in 1912-1917. Application is to demolish ancillary buildings on the site and construct a new building, and at the armory building, alter and […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-25-12287 128 Pierrepont Street – Long Island Historical Society Building Interior Landmark – Brooklyn Heights Historic District BINDING REPORT A Queen Anne style historical society building with Italian Renaissance style details designed by George B. Post and built in 1878-81. Application is to install signage. Architect: LVCK A Beyer Blinder Belle Studio HDC’s […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-09048 4695 Independence Avenue – Greystone Gatehouse – Individual Landmark CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Picturesque style cottage attributed to James Renwick Jr. and Joseph Sands and built in 1863-68. Application is to construct an addition and replace roofing materials. Architect: HAL A. DORFMAN ARCHITECT HDC finds the proportions and massing of the […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-09894 157 Duane Street – Tribeca West Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An Italianate style store and loft building built in 1856-57. Application is to legalize the installation of an awning without Landmarks Preservation Commission Permit(s). HDC finds this legalization to be inappropriate. Tribeca West Historic District is known for its […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-08904 38 State Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A commercial garage built c. 1900. Application is to demolish portions of the building and construct a new building on the lot. Architect: THE BROOKLYN STUDIO Brendan Coburn is a member of HDC’s Public Review committee. He presented this item […]
