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    New Six-Story-Plus-Setback Building Proposed For West Broadway Site

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  SoHo, Manhattan

    Rendering of 430 West Broadway in Manhattan.

    Morris Adjmi-designed building would replace three-story commercial structure built in 1986. On June 12, 2018, Landmarks held a hearing on a proposal to construct a new building at 430 West Broadway in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. The lot is currently occupied by a three-story commercial structure built in 1986 and redesigned in 1997 to plans by the firm of Greenberg Farrow. The proposal would see the demolition of the existing building, and the construction of a new design by Morris Adjmi Architects, that would rise to six stories at the streetwall, with an additional setback story. (read more…)

    Tags : Barbara Zay, Christabel Gough, Fred Bland, Higgins Quasebarth, Historic District Council, Manhattan Community Board 2, Morris Adjmi Architects, Society for the Architecture of the City
    Date:06/26/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Hearings Held on Five Potential Landmarks as Part of Greater East Midtown Plan

    Designation Hearings  •  Midtown, Manhattan
    Pershing Square in Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC

    Pershing Square in Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC

    Designations opposed by developers and hoteliers; transit advocates expressed concern that landmarking would prevent improved subway infrastructure and access. On July 19 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held hearings on the potential designations of five possible individual landmarks in the East Midtown area of Manhattan. Twelve items in total were identified by Landmarks as significant historic and architectural resources, as part of the mayoral administration’s Greater East Midtown plan. The plan to revitalize the area is intended to strengthen its position as a commercial district. The plan is expected to entail rezoning for greater density, improvements to transit and public spaces, and funding commitments for improvements and economic growth projects, in addition to the preservation of landmark-worthy fabric. Various stakeholders, including elected officials, business and real estate interests, and labor organizations are informing the plan, and a steering committee released a final report in 2015. (read more…)

    Tags : Barbara Zay, Beverly Hotel, Cristabel Gough, Graybar Building, Historic Districts Council, Hotel Lexington, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan Community Board 6, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Municipal Art Society, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Pershing Square Building, Real Estate Board of New York, Riders Alliance, Shelton Hotel, SL Green, Stu Lerner, Tara Kelly, The Society for the Architecture of the City, Vishaan Chakrabarti
    Date:08/02/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    New Six-Story-Plus-Penthouse Building Approved for Site Occupied by 1940s Garage

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  SoHo, Manhattan

    134 Wooster Street in Manhattan. Image Credit: Morris Adjmi Architects.

    Morris Adjmi-designed plan would be faced with steel frame inspired by cast-iron architecture in front of a setback glass curtain wall. On March 15, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered and approved a proposal to demolish an existing 1940 garage and construct a new retail and office building at 134 Wooster Street in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. Premier Equities are the site’s developers. The development shares the same block as another planned development previously approved by Landmarks and the City Council, at 150 Wooster Street. (read more…)

    Tags : Adi Shamir-Baron, Barbara Zay, Li Saltzman Architects, Manhattan Community Board 2, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Michael Devonshire, Morris Adjimi Architects, Premier Equities, SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
    Date:03/21/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    New Rowhouse in Historic Style Approved for Corner Lot

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
    Rendering of 145 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn. Image Credit: LPC.

    Rendering of 145 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn. Image Credit: LPC.

    Vacant since the 1960s, new owners would construct Italianate-style rowhouse on historic district site. On August 18, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered an application to construct a new four-story rowhouse on a vacant lot at 145 Gates Avenue in the Clinton Hill Historic District. The lot, at the corner of Grand Avenue, at one point hosted an 1800s masonry rowhouse similar to others still standing on the block, but it was demolished in the 1960s, prior to the district’s designation. (read more…)

    Tags : Barbara Zay, Belkis Caicedo, Brooklyn Community Board 2, Clinton Hill Historic District, Gerald J. Caliendo Architects, Historic Districts Council, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Michael Devonshire
    Date:08/27/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Support Voiced for Designation of 100-year-old Carnegie Library [UPDATE: LPC Grants Designation]

    Designation Hearing  •  Brownsville, Brooklyn
    Stone Avenue Branch, Brooklyn Public Library. Image Credit: LPC.

    Stone Avenue Branch, Brooklyn Public Library. Image Credit: LPC.

    Library was the first in the nation devoted solely to the needs of children. On April 7, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on the potential individual landmark designation of the Stone Avenue Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, at 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard in the Brownsville neighborhood. The Library completed in 1914, to designs by architect William B. Tubby, is one of 21 public libraries in Brooklyn whose development was funded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in the early 20th century. (read more…)

    Tags : Andrew Carnegie, Barbara Zay, Brooklyn Public Library, Christabel Gough, City Council Member Darlene Mealy, David Woloch, Historic Districts Council, Meenakshi Srinivasan, The Society for the Architecture of the City
    Date:04/09/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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