Legendary garden row not without woe
Pre-Landmarks Encroachment Scarred Grace Court Treasures
Surely, the gardens of Grace Court are some of the most stellar open spaces in all of Brooklyn Heights.
Through their claire-voie fence we see them: A profusion of foliage, flowers and artful landscaping and glimpses of verdant lawns on side-by-side lots an eye-popping 180 feet long. The historic homes for which the gardens serve as rear yards are situated all the way down on the sidewalk’s edge on Remsen Street.
Imagine how much more breathtaking the gardens would be if they formed one uninterrupted stretch of gracious greenery – instead of two unequally sized spans separated by 1960s apartment building 45 Grace Court.