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Contest Winners
2005 Greenest Block in Brooklyn
First Place: Residential
The Landings at Fresh Creek Phase II
Louisiana Avenue, between Twin Pines Drive and Vandalia Avenue
Canarsie neighborhood
View photographs
First Place: Commercial
Hoyt Street the Victory Gardens Block
Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue and State Street, East Side
Boerum Hill neighborhood
View photographs
Other top winners
Residential
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Place (Tie) | Bridge Plaza Association (Concord Street between Duffield Street and Gold Street) View photographs
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Bridge Plaza |
| 2nd Place (Tie) | Macon, MacDonough, Stuyvesant and Lewis Association (MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant and Lewis Streets) View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 3rd Place (Tie) | Lincoln Road R & B Association (Lincoln Road between Rogers and Bedford Streets) View photographs |
Lefferts Gardens |
| 3rd Place (Tie) | East 102nd Street Block Association (Between Avenues L and M) View photographs |
Canarsie |
| 4th Place | Citizens for a Better Community (East 39th between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road) View photographs |
East Flatbush |
Commercial
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Place | SOLA (Shops of Lewis Avenue) (Lewis Avenue between McDonough and Decatur Streets, east side) View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 3rd Place | Mid-Atlantic Block Association (Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Nevins Streets, north side) View photographs |
Boerum Hill |
Honorable Mention Awards: Residential
| Name | Block | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Village Homeowners Association | Fulton Street (between Cumberland and Carlton Avenues) | Fort Greene |
| Block at Prospect Place Homeowners & Tenants Association | Prospect Place (between Albany and Kingston) | Prospect Heights |
| Macon/Reid/Patchen Block Association | Macon (between Malcolm X Boulevard and Patchen Avenue) | Bedford Stuyvesant |
| Philip Howard Apartments Tenant Corporation | Flatbush Avenue Aurelia/Avenue (between Aurelia Avenue and Avenue l) | Flatbush |
| Rutland Road Block Association #1 | Rutland (between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues) | Lefferts Manor |
| State Street Cathedral Block Association | State Street (between Hoyt and Bond) | Boerum Hill |
| Schenectady Avenue Block Association | Schenectady Avenue (between Avenue D and Foster Avenue) | East Flatbush |
| Sumpter Street Block Association | Sumpter Street (between Ralph and Sumpter Avenues) | Bedford Stuyvesant |
| Vanderveer Place Block Association | Vanderveer at Flatbush Avenue/East 23rd Street (between Flatbush Avenue and East 23rd Street) | Flatbush |
| Third Street Block Association | Third Street (between Eighth Avenue and Prospect Park West) | Park Slope |
| Eighth Street Block Association | Eighth Street Block Association (between Seventh and Eighth Avenues) | Park Slope |
| East 49th Street Block Association | East 49th Street (between Clarkson and Lenox) | East Flatbush |
| Citizens for a Better Community | East 38th Street (between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road) | East Flatbush |
Honorable Mention Awards: Commercial
| Name | Block | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hook Green | Van Brunt Street (between Coffey and VanDyke Streets, west side) | Red Hook |
| Mid-Atlantic Block Association | Atlantic Avenue (between Bond and Nevins Streets, south side) | Boerum Hill |
| Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association | Tompkins Avenue (between Hancock and Jefferson, east side) | Bedford Stuyvesant |
Best Windowboxes
These prizes are awarded to the best windowboxes among all the residential block entries.
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | 164 Argyle Road (Entered by Prospect Park South Association) View photographs
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Prospect Park South |
| 2nd Place | 186 Concord Street (Entered by Bridge Plaza Association) View photographs
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Bridge Plaza |
| 3rd Place | 441 MacDonough (Entered by 400 Macdonough Association) View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
Best Windowboxes
These prizes are awarded to the best windowboxes from the Brooklyn GreenBridge Windowbox Kit Sale among all the residential block entries.
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | 953 East 105th Street by East 105th Block Association, sponsored by East 105th Block Association View photographs |
Canarsie |
| 2nd Place | 112 E. 32nd Street between Snyder and Tilden, sponsored by Tilden Block Association | East Flatbush |
Best Storefronts
These prizes are awarded to the best storefronts among all the commercial block entries.
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Brownstone Books, 409 Lewis Avenue between Stuyvesant and Lewis, sponsored by SOLA (Shops on Lewis Avenue) View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 2nd Place | Stan's Place, 411 Atlantic Avenue, sponsored by Mid Atlantic Development Association View photographs |
Boerum Hill |
| 3rd Place | Botanica Universal Las Mercede, sponsored by Six Trees Association of Fifth Avenue View photographs |
Park Slope |