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Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
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Since 1972, Atlantic Avenue’s character, from Court
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to
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has been
by a Special
Zoning
DistrictPacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
101-701
General purposes
The general goals of the Atlantic Avenue Subdistrict include,
among others, the following purposes:
(a) to protect the existing scale and form of development on
Atlantic Avenue, characterized by three- and four-story
attached buildings with shops, built in the 19th century;
(b) to preserve and enhance street life by maintaining a mix of
residential and commercial uses, encouraging a variety of
retail and service uses while limiting automotive service
uses; and
(c) to protect desirable architectural features of certain
buildings by establishing design guidelines for renovation
or alteration.
The
district
established
rules
for
protecting
Atlantic
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
Avenue’s
historic
character
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
A year-long Columbia University study
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Hill Historic
DistrictofExpansion
Ib:
recommended
landmark
designation
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Pacificblocks
Street,
North
Side, Bond
to Hoyt
endangered
along
Atlantic
Avenue…
These two blocks of Atlantic Avenue are comprised of 82
buildings with an average construction date of 1877 and a
median date of 1863.
The “average”
Atlantic
AvenueDistrict
building
dates from
Proposed
Boerum
Hill Historic
Expansion
Ib:
just before
or North
just after
the
CiviltoWar…
Pacific
Street,
Side,
Bond
Hoyt
94% were constructed between 1840 and 1925
80% were constructed between 1840 and 1890
62% were constructed during a 25 year period, 1840-1865
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Atlantic
Avenue
is Unusually
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
The character-defining historic building type are Greek Revival or
Italianate rowhouses originally constructed with ground floor stores and
residences above.
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District
Expansion Ib:
Atlantic
Avenue
Stylistically
Consistent…
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
Atlantic Avenue also includes a number of
handsome,
historic
religious institutions…
Circa 1905 photos,
BPL
Atlantic Avenue also includes a number of
handsome,
historic
religious institutions…
Circa 1905 photos,
BPL
Atlantic Avenue
retains
an extraordinary
number Ib:
of
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Hill Historic
District Expansion
storefronts.
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Street,wooden
North Side,
Bond to Hoyt
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an example
of existing
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side Street,
with historic,
1939 Bond
tax photo.
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North Side,
to Hoyt
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are new,
but comply
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District
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historic
guidelines
in theSide,
special
zoning
district
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Street, North
Bond
to Hoyt
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comply with
Proposed
Boerum
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guidelines
established
by the
special
Pacific
Street, North
Side,
Bondzoning
to Hoytdistrict
Since 2011, new R7A zoning on the north side of
Proposed
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Hill Historic
District
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Atlantic
allows
buildings
of up to
80’ (with
a 10’ toIb:
15’
Street,
North Side,
tobuildings
Hoyt
setbackPacific
after 65’),
producing
6 toBond
8 story
On the south side, new R6A zoning allows buildings
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of
70’ (withBoerum
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15’Historic
setbackDistrict
after 60’),
producing
Pacificbuildings
Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
6 to 7 story
The impact of this zoning change is dramatic when
Proposed Boerum
Expansion Ib:
developers
acquire Hill
twoHistoric
or threeDistrict
contiguous
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
properties.
The zoning change will also lead to more visible
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
rooftop additions along Atlantic Avenue.
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
Several
Atlantic
Avenue
buildings
have
recently
sold,
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
or are for
sale,
and
likely
to
be
redeveloped.
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
By
the
1930’s
the
two
buildings
had
combined
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
commercial
ground
floors,
H.
Meshel
Furs.
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
Atlantic
Avenue
properties
are
being
marketed
for
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
redevelopment
(here:
17,000
buildable
square
feet)
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
The commercial space in the newest buildings on
Atlantic are not affordable for small businesses –
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with
large floor
plates
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even more
banks and
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
chain stores
The redevelopment threat is accelerating…there are
only
6 postwar
buildings
withinDistrict
the twoExpansion
blocks, but
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were constructed
between
Pacific Street,
North 2003
Side, and
Bond2013.
to Hoyt
All the vacant lots within this two-block area of
Atlantic Avenue have now been developed, with the
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Boerum
Hill Historic
Expansion
exception
the Ex-Lax
parking District
lot, putting
greaterIb:
Pacific
Street,
Northhistoric
Side, Bond
to Hoyt
pressure
on the
remaining
buildings.
Landmark designation needn’t burden property
Proposed
Boerum
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Expansion
owners,
because
special
districtDistrict
guidelines
can be Ib:
Pacific
Street, plan.
North Side, Bond to Hoyt
adopted
as a master
Master plans recommend designs for storefrontsallowing Commission staff to quickly approve them
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Hill Historic District
Ib:
without
elaborate
to the Expansion
Commission
Pacific Street,
or Community
Board.North Side, Bond to Hoyt
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Historic
District
Expansion Ib:
Master
Plans
provide
specific
guidance.
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Hillvery
Historic
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Expansion Ib:
Master
Plans
provide
specific
guidance.
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
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Historichistoric
District features.
Expansion Ib:
The
recommendations
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
The
recommendations
are
practical,
addressing
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
securityPacific
concerns
and
weather
protection.
Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
The recommendations are based on historic
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precedents
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preservingIb:
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Street, North
Side, Bond
Hoyt
the historic
commercial
character
of thetostorefronts.
The intensive redevelopment of downtown Brooklyn
is putting pressure on State Street as well as Atlantic
Avenue
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ic:
State Street, Bond to Nevins
So we’re recommending designation of the same
two blocks of State Street, between Hoyt and Nevins
While a number of State Street rowhouses are
individual landmarks, identical rowhouses to the
east are unprotected
While the most recent new rowhouse developments
at State & Bond are handsome, some earlier infill
does not match the character of the adjacent
rowhouses…
Highlights include Greek Revival and Italianate
Rowhouses
And elegant apartment buildings
As well as historic religious and institutional
buildings
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
Pacific Street, North Side, Bond to Hoyt
Proposed Boerum Hill Historic District Expansion Ib:
Pacific Street, North Side, Hoyt
Bondto
toBond
Hoyt
Highlights include Italianate and Anglo-Italianate
Rowhouses
As well as a some earlier Greek Revival rowhouses,
and some later carriage houses and garages adapted
for residential use.
Even without a historic district, the owners of
Building on Bond recreated the original projecting
bay windows at this circa 1910 flathouse.
What’s next? We need your support! Please sign our
petition. We need volunteers to design a postcard
for a postcard campaign.
Once we get a formal response from LPC, our next
project will be extending the district to the south, as
proposed by LPC in 1977.
We also need volunteers to help us expand the
National Register historic district commensurate
with the NYC historic district, to facilitate 20%
rehabilitation tax credits for repairs.