Tag: landmarking

Brooklyn secures two major landmarks in 2024, despite a slow year for designations

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Dec. 30, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith Except for a surge of activity in June, 2024 was largely a slow year for landmarking in Brooklyn, though it did see two major designations. At the six-month mark, the borough gained one individual landmark and one historic district. The Willoughby-Hart Historic District designation followed years of community…

Brewing change: Historic William Ulmer Brewery in Bushwick to become mixed-use residential and retail space

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Dec. 11, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith The historic William Ulmer Brewery in Bushwick is set to trade hops for housing. The landmarked 19th-century Rundbogenstil Romanesque revival building at 73-81 Beaver Street and 35-47 Belvidere Street will be converted from an industrial complex into a mixed commercial and residential one with 34 rental apartments as…

Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street celebrate new Historic District designation, ending years of advocacy and controversy

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Jun. 26, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith, Brownstoner Almost two years after Willoughby Avenue’s historic Jacob Dangler mansion was torn down during a landmarking review process, sending many neighbors into mourning, Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street locals were jubilant Tuesday after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to preserve their blocks of predominantly late 19th…
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