LPC Approves Rear Addition and Legalizes Front Belgian‑block Paving at Clinton Hill House

The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a two‑story rear‑yard addition and legalized existing Belgian‑block paving in the front area way at 300 Lafayette Avenue, a c.1873 Italianate house in the Clinton Hill Historic District, during its May 13, 2025 public meeting.

The approval allows the owner to remove an existing nonhistoric upper enclosed balcony and 1‑story rear extension and construct a new two‑story addition at the basement and parlor levels, and it legalizes Belgian‑block (granite) paving that was installed without LPC permits. The motion passed with nine votes in favor and one abstention.

The commission’s preservation director, Corey Hiala, presented the application as LPC 25‑05785, noting the building’s Italianate style and that the paving and proposed rear addition had been read into the record on May 6 but not presented. Applicant representative Larissa Jimenez described the work as mainly…