COMMUNITY 40 FEBRUARY 2014 I LIC COURIER I www.queenscourier.com Rendering Courtesy of Campani and Schwarting Architects The Landmarks Preservation Commission ruled against the proposal to relocate the Aluminaire House to the landmarked district of Sunnyside Gardens. Aluminaire House won’t move to Sunnyside Gardens BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO Sunnyside Gardens residents and local offi cials have won the battle against the aluminum exhibition house and residential development looking for a new site to call home. The Landmarks Preservation Commission ruled last week against the application to relocate the Aluminaire House - an all-aluminum, historic home built in 1931 for a New York City exhibition- to the corner of 39th Avenue and 50th Street in the landmarked district of Sunnyside Gardens. “After a careful review of the proposal the Commissioners concluded that the relocation of the Aluminaire House to the proposed site within the historic district was not appropriate,” said the Landmarks Preservation Commission in a statement. “The applicant will have the opportunity to present a revised application to the Commissioners.” Under the proposal,the house, currently dismantled and in storage, would be surrounded by an eight-unit apartment building. Many residents and local officials have been opposed to the home because they said the structure is out of character with the landmarked neighborhood’s brick homes. Both the City’s Historic District Council and Community Board 2 voted against the proposal in September.
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