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    Community Wants More Zoning Protections in Union Square South SD Expansion

    Department Of City Planning  •  Special District Expansion  •  Union Square, Manhattan

    Proposed Zoning Map Amendment Image Credit: City Planning

    Hotel special permitting fails to address other types of development in the Union Square South area. On January 22, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application by the Department of City Planning for an expansion of the Special Union Square District, and the establishment of a special permit requirement for new hotel development in the expansion area.

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    Tags : Council Member Carlina Rivera, Department of City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Union Square, Union Square Special District, Village Preservation
    Date: 02/12/2020
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    Seven Buildings South of Union Square Enter Designation Process

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation Calendaring  •  Union Square, Manhattan

    Five of the seven buildings calendared for designation. Image Credit: Google Maps

    The buildings feature various architectural styles and were home to garment manufacturers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On September 25, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted to add seven buildings to its calendar for consideration as individual landmarks. The buildings are located at 817 Broadway, 826 Broadway, 830 Broadway, 832 Broadway, 836 Broadway, 840 Broadway, and 841 Broadway. All of the buildings are south of Union Square in Manhattan.  (more…)

    Tags : 817 Broadway, 826 Broadway, 830 Broadway, 832 Broadway, 836 Broadway, 840 Braodway, 841 Broadway, Landmark Designation, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Union Square
    Date: 10/16/2018
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    Four Manhattan Properties Designated Individual City Landmarks

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designations  •  Manhattan
    St. Joseph's Church in Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC

    St. Joseph of the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC

    Two Catholic churches designated over archdiocese opposition. On June 28, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate four Manhattan properties as individual City landmarks. Three of the items had been added to Landmarks calendar before 2010 and were addressed as part of the Commission’s backlog initiative. (more…)

    Tags : Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Commissioner Fred Bland, Commissioner Michael Devonshire, Commissioner Michael Goldblum, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Meenakshi Srinivasan
    Date: 07/13/2016
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    Union Square Park, Bergdorf Goodman, IRT Powerhouse Among Items Considered at Third Special Hearing

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Special Designation Hearing  •  Manhattan
    The Interborough Rapid Transit Powerhouse. Image credit: LPC

    The Interborough Rapid Transit Powerhouse. Image credit: LPC

    Wide support voiced for designation of monumental Stanford White-designed powerhouse and iconic Classicist department store, despite owner opposition. On November 5, 2015, Landmarks held the third of four special hearings to address the backlog of items calendared prior to 2010, but never brought to a vote on designation. Previous hearings were held on October 8 and 22, 2015. The November hearing was the first devoted to items in Manhattan.

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    Tags : Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Bergdorf Goodman Building, Council Member Corey Johnson, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Margaret Chin, Fried Frank, Historic Districts Council, Interborough Rapid Transit Powerhouse, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan Community Board 5, Union Square Park
    Date: 11/11/2015
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    Proposal for Rooftop Addition Near Union Square Draws Opposition

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Ladies’ Mile, Manhattan
    Rendering of proposed additions on 860 Broadway, Manhattan. Image credit: PKSB Architects.

    Rendering of proposed additions on 860 Broadway, Manhattan. Image credit: PKSB Architects.

    Commissioner generally determined that an addition to an 1884 building was appropriate, but the design required refinement. On March 18, 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered an application for a two-story addition to an 1884 building located at 860 Broadway in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District.  The building faces the northwest corner of Union Square Park. The structure’s Neo-Grec exterior was heavily altered in the 1920s, and much of its original ornament has been removed. The applicants proposed to make alterations to the ground-floor storefront and build a two-story rooftop addition. (more…)

    Tags : 860 Broadway, Ladies' Mile Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, PKSB Architects
    Date: 03/26/2014
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