Crumbling Historic Clinton Hill House to Finally Get Facelift

CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN — The neglected, crumbling 19th Century house at 476 Washington Ave. in Clinton Hill is getting a much needed makeover thanks to a new design that the Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday.

The new building design, which was unanimously approved by the commission, will be a four-story, four-unit residential building that blends in with its surrounding counterparts height-wise. But the design, by Tom Van Den Bout of NV/design.architecture, also appears exceptionally modern with an all-cedar facade.

The old house that's there now, between Gates and Greene avenues, has led a pretty sad life. It was built in 1882 and once had a lively porch, according to YIMBY. But over the years, it was allowed to crumble, and parts of it have collapsed altogether.

Kelly Carroll of the Historic Districts Council called the site a case of "demolition by neglect," in September when the new design was first proposed in September, YIMBY reported.

>>>Read the full story of 476 Washington Ave.'s long road from neglect to "Yuppie Magnet" at YIMBY.

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