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Date: ________________
Mr. Robert Tierney
Chair
NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1 Centre Street, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10007
Re: Expanding Park Slope’s Historic District
Dear Mr. Tierney:
I am writing to ask that the Landmarks Preservation Commission act with all deliberate speed to designate an expansion of the Park Slope Historic District to the South Slope and 7th Avenue.
The 800 buildings that comprise the area proposed by the Park Slope Civic Council for the first phase expansion of the historic district possess a high degree of architectural and historical merit and integrity and deserve to receive this important protection.
In recent years, many Park Slope buildings with similar quality have been demolished or inappropriately altered. Designation of a larger historic district will ensure that Park Slope retains the historical and architectural character that make it one of the finest 19th century neighborhoods in the nation.
Historic designation has been an important factor in the preservation of Park Slope’s character since the early 1970’s, but the initial designation covered only a quarter of what the American Planning Association has declared to be one of America’s ten greatest neighborhoods. We cannot put at further risk its unique sense of place, historical character, and small scale commercial streetscapes that make Park Slope such an attractive place to live, work, shop and entertain.
I strongly urge the Commission to act quickly to extend historic district designation to a much larger area of Park Slope.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely.
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