Flatbush residents hope to save historic character by landmarking their block
“We cannot allow our community’s history to be erased.”
Flatbush residents are trying to get their block landmarked to prevent development that would alter its historic character.
The 300 East 25th Street Block Association recently submitted a request for evaluation to the city Landmarks Preservation Commission in hopes of winning historic-district designation for East 25th Street between Avenue D and Clarendon Road, which is populated by 110-year-old limestone and brownstone rowhouses.
“The amount of development in our community is outrageous,” block association President Julia Charles told the Brooklyn Eagle. “Quite frankly, we’re feeling encroached upon.”