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Remember last fall when we discussed the fears of some Prospect Heights residents about the fate of 330 Park Place? Well, four out of five stories are up and, while it’s too early to tell on the finishes, their fears are starting to look founded. The only ray of hope is that the developer cared enough to preserve the ground floor facade and front porch. While this may have been purely out of self interest (along the lines of keeping one wall up to qualify for an alteration), maybe, just maybe, this guy is going to try to do something contextual (height issues aside). We’re not optimistic but we’ll try to keep the jury out on this one for a little longer. What’s the mood on the block? (Check out the construction from another angle on the jump.)
Developer Non Grata: 330 Park Pl Destruction [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Bidding War in Prospect Heights [Brownstoner]
Photos by Josh Jackson

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What's Your Take? Leave a Comment

  1. The comments about landmarking demonstrate a complete and utter ignorance of the how the process actually works. I also find it very sad that some posters choose to attack the residents of this block as if they somehow called this horrible situation down upon themselves. I know MANY people on the block (I live nearby) and their block association has been active for some 50-60 years. The block is racially and economically very diverse and residents are united by their community spirit. Please focus your criticisms on the greedy developer, not the hapless neighbors.

  2. Travesty. Years ago this stretch of home owners used to claim they lived in the vicinity of Park Slope feeling smug abount not being to closely related to Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Then those respective neighborhoods came up. Now they are plagued by the nearby yards and try to pass off this stuff on Crown Heights. They should have landmarked their block at the first opportunity. I live in the Prospect Heights vicintiy 🙂 and I’m landmarked.