Ocean on the Park Landmarks Hearing Next Tuesday

As previously noted, the Ocean by the Park Historic District - 12 houses on Ocean Avenue between Parkside and Lincoln - has cleared the first hurdle and gotten a hearing before the Landmarks Preservation Commission next Tuesday.

Ocean on the Park Hearing
Landmarks Preservation Commission
March 24, 2009 2:15pm
1 Centre Street, 9th Floor North
Hearing Room LP-2334

This hearing is public, and will likely be the only public hearing before the Commission decides whether it will name the strip a historic district. To speak at the hearing, arrive early and sign in outside of the hearing room. The commission also accepts comments, so you can write to Commissioner Robert Tierney before the hearing at rtierney@lpc.nyc.gov.

Here's a sample comment letter provided by Ocean on the Park:

"My name is _________. I am a resident of Prospect Lefferts Gardens at ____________, and have lived in the community for _________ (add # of years if you think it notable). I support the landmark designation of the proposed Ocean on the Park Historic District. This small enclave of homes, situated on the border of Prospect Park and designed by the noted architect, Axel Hedman, possesses unique architectural qualities and historical significance which should be preserved."

The following links were also provided by Ocean on the Park to help with your comment letter or simply to educate yourself about the proposal:

Description of houses: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/sig/OceanontheParkSig.pdf

Photos of houses:http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/sig/OceanOntheParkPPT.pdf

Site map: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/OceanOnThePark_PROPOSED36.pdf

Thanks, Celeste.

Comments

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If anyone attended this meeting, I would love to hear how it went. I wasn't able to go, but I did send an email to the commissioner to express my support. I really hope this goes through!

[Bob M]

There was a lot posted on "Brownstoner" yesterday and today:

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For those of us in favor of preserving the Ocean on the Park houses, we think it went very well! The hearing was scheduled to last only a half hour. But, in fact, it lasted closer to an hour and a half because there were so many people and organizations who turned out to give testimony in support of designating this new historic district in PLG. At some point in the not too distant future -- hopefully, after receiving HD designation from the LPC -- we plan to give Hawthorne Street a much more detailed accounting of the whole campaign.
Meanwhile, many thanks to you, and to all those in PLG who testified in person at the hearing or sent in emails of support. Your voice on the side of making positive change was definitely heard!