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    Commissioners Ask for Revisions to Controversial Jane Street Development

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan
    11 Jane Street Rendering. Image Credit: LPC.

    11 Jane Street Rendering. Image Credit: LPC.

    Proposal to replace 1920s garage building with residential development was opposed by community members and their elected officials. On July 26 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission heard the applicants’ response to public testimony regarding an application to redevelop a lot at 11 Jane Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District, and discussed the proposal. The lot is currently occupied by a two-story 1921 garage building. The applicants proposed to replace the garage with a seven-story residential structure. (read more…)

    Tags : Adi Shamir-Baron, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Commissioner Michael Devonshire, Commissioner Michael Goldblum, Council Member Corey Johnson, David Chipperfield, Friedman and Gotbaum, Greenwich Village Historic District, Higgins and Quasebarth, John Gustafsson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Community Board 2, Mark Silberman, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Sarah Carroll, Shelly Friedman, State Senator Brad Hoylman, Ward Dennis
    Date:07/29/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Proposal to Replace 1920s Garage with New 5-Story-Plus-Penthouse Residential Building Considered

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan
    11 Jane Street Rendering. Image Credit: David Chipperfield Architects.

    11 Jane Street Rendering. Image Credit: David Chipperfield Architects.

    Proposal met with strong opposition from community members, elected officials and preservationist organizations. On June 21, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered and heard testimony on an application to replace a 1921 garage building with a new residential structure at 11-19 Jane Street. The site lies within the Greenwich Village Historic District. The garage at the site is two stories tall, and it once replaced two townhouses. (read more…)

    Tags : Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Council Member Corey Johnson, David Chipperfield, Greenwich Village for Historic Preservation, Gregory Dietrich, Higgins Quasebarth, Marvin Mitzner, Meenakshi Srinivasan, State Senator Brad Hoylman
    Date:06/30/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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