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    Plan by West End Collegiate Church to Develop Adjacent Lot Approved

    Upper West Side, Manhattan  •  Upper West Side, Manhattan
    Architect rendering of the proposed West End Collegiate development. Image credit: CFA

    Architect rendering of the proposed West End Collegiate development. Image credit: CFA

    Demolition of existing building and construction of new residential tower generally supported by community and preservationist organizations. On December 8 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve two applications submitted by West End Collegiate Church for the redevelopment of adjoining properties. The sites are currently occupied by the Collegiate School, from whom the church repurchased the property when the school made a decision to relocate. The plan calls for the demolition of the existing building at 260 West 78th Street, called Platten Hall, and to replace it with a new residential tower. The second application entailed the construction of rooftop addition to 378 West End Avenue, with other alterations to the building. The sites to be redeveloped lie within the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension. Restoration work to the historic church and school, an individual landmark, was not included in the application, and will be handled at staff level. (read more…)

    Tags : Adi Shamir-Baron, Bill Higgins, CookFox Architects, Fred Bland, Higgins Quasebarth, Landmark West!, Meenakshi Srinivasan, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Rick Cook, West End Collegiate Church, West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
    Date:12/21/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Proposal for Former Sugar Refinery on Waterfront Divides Commission

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  DUMBO, Brooklyn
    A rendering of the proposed converted Domino sugar refinery in Dumbo. Image credit: ODA Architecture

    A rendering of the proposed converted Domino sugar refinery in Dumbo. Image credit: ODA Architecture

    Plan would replace existing, non-original, facade facing East River, with sculptural contemporary facade of glass and metal. The Landmarks Preservation Commission considered an application on February 3, 2015, for the renovation of an 1898 factory building at 10 Jay Street in the DUMBO Historic District. The building, originally built to process coffee, and later converted to a sugar refinery, was substantially altered in the 1940s, with approximately half the building demolished. The proposal would include the construction of a new contemporary facade at the northern river-facing side of the building, created by the demolition. The applicants intend to repurpose the building for residential use, with ground-floor retail.

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    Tags : 10 Jay Street, Bill Higgins, DUMBO Historic District, Historic District Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, ODA Architecture
    Date:02/09/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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