Crown Heights Landmark District Continues to Expand
As some may know, the Crow Hill Community Association (CHCA) has been working diligently to gain landmark designation for the new Crow Hill section of Crown Heights (that is the section is new, but the buildings are old). Their efforts have paid off. The word from our friends at CHCA (and as reported on Brownstoner) is that Park Place between Franklin Avenue and Bedford Avenue has been now been calendared by the Landmarks Preservation Committee for designation. We’ve admired these buildings ever since moving here, so it’s great to see they will be around for a while. And coupled with the Crown Heights North Association’s landmarking work, Crown Heights will soon be home to the largest historic district in Brooklyn (or at least that’s what they tell us).
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Just to be clear, the Crow Hill area was calendared for landmarking. This means that the landmarking process has begun, but it will take several months, or longer for the area to be designated a landmark. (the area around the existing Stuyvesant Heights District has been calendared for years, but never designated a landmark district.)
In the case of Crown Heights, Phase I was landmarked, but Phase II is still only calendared, and has been for over a year. Why the delay in landmarking? Ask your council person to call the Landmarks Preservation Commission and find out.
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How will this affect low income earners?