Another Big Chunk of Park Slope Gets Landmark Status

Pictured: The newly historic "Flatiron Building" at 47 Plaza Street West. Photo by John V. Santore

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — The New York City Council voted Thursday to approve an expansion of the Park Slope Historic District.

Changes to the exteriors of buildings within historic districts — and all new construction projects — must first be approved by the LPC. And before that happens, applicants must receive the blessing of the (typically astute) landmarks committee of their local community board.

The newly expanded area is in red (click to enlarge). Image courtesy of the LPC

Thursday's expansion also extends landmark status to a number of noteworthy buildings in Park Slope. In a press release, Councilman Brad Lander, who represents the neighborhood, highlighted a few of them:

• St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church (6th Avenue and Sterling Place)
• The Carlton Club (85 6th Ave.)
• 47 Plaza Street West (which is often referred to as Park Slope's "Flatiron Building")
• The Berkeley Carroll School (156 Sterling Pl.), previously the Church of Christ Scientist, and
• 22 Berkeley Pl., a wooden house that dates to the mid-19th century

In a statement, Peter Bray, who chairs the Park Slope Civic Council’s Historic District Committee, described the expansion as "another significant milestone towards the Civic Council’s goal of protecting all of the neighborhood’s worthy buildings through landmark designation."

"In the coming weeks, we expect the Landmarks Preservation Commission to begin moving forward on a third extension in the Center Slope as part of the Civic Council’s continuing efforts," Bray said.