Rejected in its bid to landmark the oldest houses in Forest Hills, a group of Queens preservationists has offered to find a buyer who will save the for-sale structures from demolition.Forest Hills' oldest homes need a savior
The Rego-Forest Preservation Council is searching for developers to purchase and protect the century-old rowhouses lining 72nd Ave. between Austin St. and Queens Blvd. Two of the five addresses are up for sale.
4 comments:
Yes, that is an old saw, 'if you don't like what is happening then buy the building.'
I am not certain that is the best solution and if FH is successful, it wil be thrown into our faces every time a building is threatened.
There must be alternatives.
Suggestions?
I think it would help the preservation argument if you show a desire for investment and use of the property in its current structure. You don't want to landmark something that will then sit in decay because there is no use for it.
"I think it would help the preservation argument if you show a desire for investment and use of the property in its current structure."
Huh-what? Not clear!
If a preacher preaches against sin, he is not about to stap on a side arm and engage in gun battles with crooks.
If a preservationist preaches against destroying a community, they are not about to get into a p*ssing match with hot development money and try to buy properties.
After all, most of them pay taxes and don't need to hide 'excess' money and most don't know unsavory types overseas who earn funds in ways best left unexamined and who will bankroll them to buy property and squeeze out good hard working American citizens.
"If a preacher preaches against sin, he is not about to stap on a side arm and engage in gun battles with crooks."
Wasn't that the plot of a Clint Eastwood movie?
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