LPC Warehouse in 'Burg to be Razed for Affordable Build
In October the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced to Community Board 1 that it was clearing out its Williamsburg warehouse that housed old architectural treasures, and at last night’s CB1 meeting there were more details about plans to use the site for an affordable housing development. According to reps from HPD, a RFP for the site,…
In October the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced to Community Board 1 that it was clearing out its Williamsburg warehouse that housed old architectural treasures, and at last night’s CB1 meeting there were more details about plans to use the site for an affordable housing development. According to reps from HPD, a RFP for the site, which is on Berry Street between South 4th and the Williamsburg bridge, will be released in February or March. The city is looking for a developer to construct a building with approximately 40-60 affordable units, hopefully with a community facility or commercial space on the first floor. HPD is pushing for the majority of units to have two or more bedrooms. two-bedrooms or higher. The warehouse will be demolished. On January 24th the HPD will again come to CB1 for input about what the RFP should specify. You can write a letter to CB1 with suggestions for the site, or attend the meeting, 6:30pm at 435 Graham Avenue.
LPC Salvage Warehouse Cleared Out in Williamsburg [Brownstoner]
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City to Secretly Sell Hundreds of Historical Treasures to One Rich Dude [Lost City]
Photo via PropertyShark
When the LPC started that program, folks buying old brownstones in Brooklyn were urban pioneers with little money. They needed to buy second-hand doorknobs and hand me down toilets.
How things have changed.
Who got the giant cow’s head??