Replacement of 1867 stable proposed

Former stable will remain in Chelsea. Photo: Kevin E. Schultz.

Landmarks appears to disfavor demolition of stable for modern apartment in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Anthony Schaeffer, the owner of 16 West 18th Street, applied for a permit to demolish a two-story 1867-built stable on the site in order to construct a modern apartment building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District.

At the Landmarks hearing, Schaeffer’s architect, Morris Adjmi, testified that the new narrow … <Read More>