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Landmarks panel approves plan to retain 1920s garage façade and build new residential structure at 38 State Street
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on July 15 approved a certificate of appropriateness to retain the historic garage façade at 38 State Street in Brooklyn Heights while constructing a new, set-back residential building behind it after the applicant revised designs to better relate the new massing to the old façade.
Commissioner Goldblum recommended and the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness July 15 for work at 38 State Street in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District that retains the garage’s primary front façade while allowing construction of a new, set-back residential building behind it. The commission approved the applicant’s revised design after the project team reduced rooftop bulkheads, unified the cornice line and introduced punched windows and continuous soldier-course brick banding to better mediate between the preserved garage façade and the new building. The revised proposal preserves the front masonry openings in their original form and locates access into the five new…
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