new construction in proposed heritage district
Robin Pogrebin writes in the New York Times how quickly things changed when a Heritage District is proposed:
In January 2007 the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission received a proposal for the creation of a new South Village Historic District to protect what advocates say is an area important for its architecture and its place in the city’s heritage.
In the months after, as the commission studied the proposal, owners of buildings in the area began filing for permits to alter or demolish their properties. At 12 Leroy Street, an 1835 town house with elements of both the Federal and Greek Revival styles, the owner obtained a permit to alter the existing two-family home; part of the facade has already been destroyed.
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