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    Morningside Heights-Notable for Early 20th Century Architecture Designated

    Designation  •  Morningside Heights, Manhattan

    Morningside Heights Historic District Map. Credit LPC.

    District is composed of 115 buildings between West 109th and West 199th Streets. On February 21, 2017, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Morningside Heights Historic District, in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. Made up of 115 buildings, the district is characterized by its residential architecture, developed within a relatively short period of time in the early 20th century, for middle and upper class tenants. The district is bounded by West 109th Street to the south, and West 119th street to the north, between Riverside Drive and Amsterdam Avenue. (read more…)

    Tags : Andrew Dolkart, Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Council Member Mark Levine, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Morningside Heights Historic District
    Date:02/27/2017
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Hearing Held on Potential Designation of Northern Manhattan Historic District

    Designation Hearing  •  Morningside Heights, Manhattan
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    Proposed Morningside Heights Historic District. Image Credit: LPC.

    Designation of 115-property district widely supported by community and elected officials, though Columbia University and religious organizations opposed the inclusion of their properties within boundaries. On December 6, 2016, Landmarks held a hearing on the potential designation of the Morningside Heights Historic District. The potential district consists of 115 properties and is bounded by Riverside drive to the west, with 119th Street and 109th Street as its rough northern and southern boundaries. Landmarks officially added the potential historic district to its calendar at its September 13, 2016, meeting.

    The area was a latecomer in Manhattan’s history of residential development. In the 19th century, the future neighborhood was dominated by two large institutions, the Leake and Watts Orphan Asylum and New York Hospital’s Bloomingdale Insane Asylum. Residential development was further hindered by the lack of public transportation, and its location on a rocky plateau surrounded by steep cliffs. (read more…)

    Tags : Andrew Dol, Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell, Columbia University, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Council Member Mark Levine, Gregory Dietrich, Morningside Heights Historic District
    Date:12/27/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Attorney General Settles with Developer for Concealing Prohibited Rent-Controlled Tenant Buyouts

    Settlement  •  Upper West Side, Manhattan
    New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaking at New York Law School, March 18, 2014. Image credit: New York Law School

    New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaking at New York Law School, March 18, 2014. Image credit: New York Law School

    Upper West Side developer must pay $540,000 dollars in settlement costs. On June 6, 2016 New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced reaching a settlement for $540,000 with 165 West 91st Street Holdings, LLC for the loss of two rent-controlled apartments in an Upper West Side building, while it was being converted into a condominium, as a result of prohibited agreements to buy-out tenancy rights. The LLC owns an apartment building at 165 West 91st Street in Manhattan. (read more…)

    Tags : Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Eric Schneiderman
    Date:06/09/2016
    Category : Court Decisions
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