A renovation plan for the Brooklyn Heights Cinema that includes the addition of five stories of rental units was approved last night by Community Board 2’s Land Use Committee, Brownstoner reported. The building at 70 Henry Street, which was previously in the center of an investment fraud scandal, will include 17 units, cinema space on the first floor and part of the basement, as well as commercial space along Henry Street.
The architect Randolph Gerner is behind the project and plans to erect a brick façade and steel windows with no balconies atop the existing single-story structure. He added that the site “should not be demolished,” as it’s part of the Brooklyn Heights Landmark District.
The next step is a vote from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but no date for it was mentioned. [Brownstoner]