Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District considered
Proposed Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District. Image: Courtesy of LPC. Elected officials and business community expressed concerns about proposed twenty-building district. On December 14, 2010,...
View ArticleHearing held on vacant Remsen Street building
Image: Courtesy LPC Fear of demolition triggered hearing on six-story building within proposed Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District. On January 4, 2011, Landmarks heard testimony on the potential...
View ArticleBorough Hall Skyscraper Historic District approved
Real estate and business groups opposed creating new historic district in downtown Brooklyn. On September 13, 2011, Landmarks unanimously approved the creation of the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic...
View ArticleCommission approves Brooklyn skyscraper district
Questions raised about Planning Commission’s authority when reviewing landmark designations. On November 16, 2011, the City Planning Commission approved Landmarks’ designation of the Borough Hall...
View ArticleBorough Hall Skyscraper Historic District approved
Opposition claimed that costs associated with designation would be too burdensome. The City Council approved Landmarks’ designation of the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District in Brooklyn. The...
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Two Adjoining Bank Buildings Considered as Individual Landmarks
Elected officials and local residents urge Landmarks to designate 20th century financial-services-industry structures. On November 29, 2016, Landmarks held hearings on the possible individual landmark...
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Proposed 20-Story Building Too Inconspicuous for Borough Hall Skyscraper...
Landmarks Commissioners disagree over the proposed demolition of the existing building and design of the new building. On March 5, 2019, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on...
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Landmarks Approves Plans to Replace 60-Year-Old Brooklyn Borough Hall Bank
The Commission’s approval to demolish the existing building was primarily based on the collapse and replacement of the building’s original curtain wall in 2006. On May 21, 2019, the Landmarks...
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