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The flip side of historic preservation . . .
From The Walk-Through, the real estate weblog of the New York Times:
Tim and Laura Dierks were interested in buying this small Brooklyn house until they realized the implications of its location, in the Carroll Gardens Historic District. If they wanted to add a top floor, they would have to wade through an extra layer of bureaucracy, gaining approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. There was no guarantee this would happen.
This is a risk in Phoenix, too. As much as we might love the legacy housing we have managed to preserve, the homes that have received historic designation are as much ossified as protected. Significant changes, at least any that might be visible from the street, are essentially forbidden. That’s as may be, but we also have very few opportunities in the Central Corridor for contemporary architects to create new classics.
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