Landmarks Preservation Commission plans to take legal action on landmarked and former Sunset Park precinct
A historic Sunset Park building remains in ruins, but potentially for not much longer.
After years of neglect and continued deterioration, the former 68th Precinct building in Sunset Park at Fourth Avenue and 43rd Street, landmarked in 1983, may finally get some attention, with the Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) putting plans in motion to sue the current owners of the building, the Brooklyn Chinese American Association, which purchased the space back in 1999.
Originally, the non-profit organization had plans to transform the former precinct, built in 1886, into a community center. However, since the purchase, there has been minimal progress made towards fixing the building and turning it into a useful space for the community.