More than 600 Crown Heights homes, in an area stretching from Albany to Brooklyn Aves. and from Pacific St. to Lincoln Pl., have joined the neighborhood’s protected historic district. It's the third section of Crown Heights North to receive landmark status in the past eight years.

Large Swath of Northern Crown Heights Landmarked

More than 600 Crown Heights homes, in an area stretching from Albany to Brooklyn Aves. and from Pacific St. to Lincoln Pl., have joined the neighborhood’s protected historic district. It’s the third section of Crown Heights North to receive landmark status in the past eight years.

From DNA Info by Rachel Holliday Smith:

More than 600 Crown Heights homes have joined the neighborhood’s historic district after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a third landmark designation in the area on Tuesday.

The LPC unanimously approved the third phase of the Crown Heights North Historic District at a hearing Tuesday morning after a brief presentation about the architectural and historical significance of the area, located mostly between Brooklyn and Albany avenues to the west and east and Pacific Street and Lincoln Place to the north and south.

“I am very excited about this … all of us here [at LPC] are happy to bring it to fruition,” said LPC chair Meenakshi Srinivasan before the vote, adding that the district “has truly an amazing collection of buildings and styles that are very, very cohesive.”

Included in the 640 buildings in Crown Heights North Historic District III are three homes where Rep. Shirley Chisolm once lived, some of the borough’s first multi-family homes called “Kinko Houses” and a variety of 19th- and early 20th-century townhouses.

Click here to continue reading at DNA Info.

7 Comments

  • Homeowner

    Does this mean the value of my house goes up or the taxes go up?
    Also will ae Grant pay for renovations?
    Anyone know?

    • Going up

      Most likely this will raise the resale value of the houses. Tax credits for renovations may be in the future.

  • To #2

    It just means if you ever decide to renovate, you cannot touch the exterior! It’s a major pain in other words

    • moshe

      not entirely correct… you can add on in the back but YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE FRONT…oh yes………yo can change the configuration of the interior walls

  • morris

    If you are one of the homeowners, please get a lawyer who is familiar with eminent domain law.

    In ” Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104 (1978).” the supreme court ruled that in some cases the homeowner must be compensated for loss of potential investment.