The Historic Districts Council will host their 19th Annual Preservation Conference, Preservation Now! Today’s Victories, Losses and Ongoing Battles, on March 1-3, 2013. I will participate on the “Preservation Campaigns and Neighborhoods” panel on March 2nd, 11:30am – 1:00pm. I will use numbers and statistics to present the changes of several historic Brooklyn neighborhoods and [...]
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HDC – 19th Annual Preservation Conference
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Posted in blog, Uncategorized Tagged Brooklyn, Historic Districts Council, historic preservation
Why Not Try Something More Modern?
Corner of Strong Place and Kane Street circa 1930. That is a question an anonymous commenter on the blog Brownstoner recently posed in reaction to seeing the design of the townhouses we are currently building on the corner of Strong Place and Kane Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. The full statement of Grandarmyredux reads: “The [...]
Our Response to the Empire Stores RFP
Brennan Real Estate, LLC and ConsciousBuild, LLC organized and lead a strong and experienced team in responding to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s request for proposals for the adaptive reuse of the Empire Stores located in the Fulton Ferry Historic Distric and adjacent to the new Brooklyn Bridge Park. The proposals were due in late December and are [...]
Strong Place Townhouses Enter Construction Phase
Our general contractor has prepped the site for construction. This vacant lot, that once contained a pair of townhouses, had been used as a parking lot for the past 80 years. It was one of the few parcels of land left in Cobble Hill that allows for residential construction. We, as the development manager, are [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 2 Strong Place, Brooklyn, cobble hill, New Development, Townhouses