New townhouses approved for Brooklyn Heights

Three single-family townhomes will rise from a long vacant lot

A rendering of 295 Hicks Street
A rendering of 295 Hicks Street

With Brooklyn land prices soaring, new townhouses are a rarity. But no less than three new-construction townhouses are rising in Brooklyn Heights.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the proposal to build on a lot at 295-299 Hicks Street, between State and Joralemon streets, that has been vacant since the 1940s, according to Curbed.

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The development first came under LPC review in September, but the commission considered the design too “awkward.”

The four-story, single-family townhouses are being developed by Heights Advisors and will feature four bedrooms, and front and rear terraces. [Curbed]Christopher Cameron