A plan to convert a historic
Cobble Hill bank into a six-story luxury condo was temporarily derailed
on Wednesday when city landmarks officials took issue with the developer’s
bid to tear down an annex to the landmarked, 83-year-old Renaissance revival-style
bank.
Landmarks Preservation Commission spokeswoman Diane Jackier said the panel
believed that the condo could be built without demolishing the annex and
other historic details.
The developer, Two Trees Management, would preserve the main hall of the
1922 Independence Bank building at Atlantic Avenue and Court Street, but
add six stories on top. Its architect says he can’t redesign without
sacrificing the annex.
Community Board 6 has repeatedly rejected the developer’s proposal,
objecting to its height and style.
The new limestone-and-brick building would rise 60-feet, violating the
50-foot limit of the Cobble Hill Historic District.
Assemblywoman Joan Millman (D-Brooklyn Heights) said the building “will
only serve to encourage other developers to flout regulations” of
the historic district. .
