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    Commentary: City Club of New York Opposes LPC Approval of New South Street Seaport Tower

    Certificates of Appropriateness  •  South Street Seaport Historic District

    Rendering of the proposed new building at 250 Water Street, which will replace a parking lot. Landmarks approved the certificate of appropriateness for the project on May 4th. Image Credit: NYC LPC

    On Tuesday, May 4, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) approved by a 6-2 vote an application for a new residential tower at 250 Water Street in the South Street Seaport Historic District. This was the third time the Howard Hughes Corporation had presented the project, and this time, after the architects at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill made a few tweaks to the design, the LPC determined that the building was appropriate. (read more…)

    Tags : certificate of appropriateness, Commentary, guest commentary, Landmarks Preservation Commission
    Date:05/13/2021
    Category : Commentary
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    Landmarks Approves Demolition and New Construction in Greenpoint HD

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenpoint, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the new building at171 Calyer Street, with a red line indicating the change in height from the previous proposal. Image Credit: NYC LPC

    Landmarks approved the demolition and new construction on the condition that applicants fine-tune design details with the Commission. On September 15, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition and construction of a new commercial building at 171 Calyer Street, in the Greenpoint Historic District of Brooklyn. (read more…)

    Tags : certificate of appropriateness, Greenpoint Historic District
    Date:10/26/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Approves New 13-Story Office Building in Madison Square North HD

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Madison Square North Historic District, Manhattan

    Rendering of the modified design for 1162 Broadway office building./Image Credit: Morris Ajemi Architects

    The modified design received support from the majority of the Commissioners. On May 12, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a new 13-story office building on a vacant lot at 1162 Broadway, Manhattan. The vacant lot is located within the Madison Square North Historic District. In 2013, Landmarks originally approved the building’s construction and design for a new hotel but nothing was constructed. Morris Ajemi Architects, the building’s architectural firm, made slight modifications to the previously approved design.

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    Tags : 1162 Broadway, certificate of appropriateness, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Madison Square North Historic District, Morris Ajemi Architects
    Date:06/17/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Approves Modified Plans for Kreischer House Senior Development

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Charleston, Staten Island

    Rendering of Kreischer House with the proposed buildings in the background. Under the modified plan, the Kreischer House is the prominent structure on the knoll./Image Credit: Victorio Associates Architect and LPC

    The modified design increased the visibility of the Kreischer Mansion on the site. On May 8, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for three actions to facilitate the development of a new senior housing complex, comprising of eleven buildings, surrounding the Kreischer House. The Kreischer House, a two and a half story Victorian-era mansion, and a portion of the land it sits on is a landmarked site in Charleston, Staten Island. The site of the new senior housing development includes the landmarked site. The approval followed a modification to the original proposed design.

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    Tags : 4500 Arthur Kill Road, certificate of appropriateness, Charleston, Kreischer House, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Staten Island
    Date:06/01/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
    (2) Comment

    Landmarks Approves Modified Design for New Single-Family Residence in Tribeca West HD

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Tribeca West Historic District, Manhattan

    Rending of modified design for 11 Hubert Street./Image Credit: E Cobb Architects, SPAN Architecture, Higgins Quasebarth and Partners, LLC, and LPC

    The modifications to the Hubert Street facade and the ground-floor shutters are more contextual for the historic district. On May 8, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish an existing three-story garage and office building at 11 Hubert Street, Manhattan, and replace it with a new five-story residential building. The new building will be located on the corner of Hubert and Collister Streets within the Tribeca West Historic District. Landmarks originally held a public hearing on the application on December 3rd but the Commissioners had concerns about the proposed design. Modified designs for the building were presented at the March 3rd public hearing, but Landmarks still had some concerns about the building’s front facade and cornice design. For CityLand’s prior coverage, click here.

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    Tags : 11 Hubert Street, certificate of appropriateness, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Tribeca West Historic District
    Date:05/13/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Holds Public Hearing for New Single-Family Residence in Tribeca West HD

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Tribeca West Historic District, Manhattan

    Rending of 11 Hubert Street./Image Credit: Higgins, Quasebarth and Partners LLC, E Cobb Architects, Span Architecture, and LPC

    The applicants made modifications to the building’s facade design in response to Landmarks’ concerns. On March 3, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a modified application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish an existing three-story garage and office building at 11 Hubert Street, Manhattan and replace it with a new five-story residential building. The existing building is located on the southwest corner of Hubert and Collister Streets, located within the Tribeca West Historic District.

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    Tags : 11 Hubert Street, certificate of appropriateness, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Tribeca West Historic District
    Date:04/09/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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