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    Commission Approves Revised Plan for New Tower Integrated with Federal-Era Landmark House

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Lower Manhattan
    Rendering of planned new tower as it would appear in relation to the restored Robert and Anne Dickey House from the south. Image credit: FXFowle Architects

    Rendering of planned new tower as it would appear in relation to the restored Robert and Anne Dickey House from the south. Image credit: FXFowle Architects

    Applicants altered design so that tower’s facade projections would less severely impose on airspace above historic house. On March 8, 2016 the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved an application by Trinity Place Holdings to develop a new tower adjoining, and internally connected with, the individually landmarked Robert and Anne Dickey House at 67 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan. On the tower’s south facade, cantilevered stepped projections would penetrate the airspace above the 1810 building. The project would also entail work and restoration to the landmark, which would serve as part of a school planned to be sited in the lower portion of the tower. (read more…)

    Tags : Dickey House, Downtown Alliance, FXFowle Architects, Meenakshi Srinivasan
    Date:03/11/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Hearing held on tower with stepped cantilevers to be projected over 1810 Federal townhouse

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
    Image showing relationship between planned new tower and landmarked Robert and Anne Dickey House. Image credit: FXFowle Architects

    Image showing relationship between planned new tower and landmarked Robert and Anne Dickey House. Image credit: FXFowle Architects

    Mixed-use development would restore Federal-era building to tenement period, adaptively repurpose for use as part of a new public school. On February 16, 2016, Landmarks considered an application for alterations to, and new construction above, the individually landmarked Robert and Anne Dickey House at 67 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan. The work would be part of a mixed-use development by Trinity Place Holdings that would see the creation of a tower at the adjoining lot to the north of the landmark. The development would include retail space, a public school at the lower levels, and residential units in the upper floors. The Dickey House would be integrated with the new tower and serve as part of the school.

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    Tags : 67 Greenwich Street, Adi Shamir-Baron, Christabel Gough, Commissioner Fred Bland, Commissioner Michael Devonshire, Commissioner Michael Goldblum, Downtown Alliance, FXFowle Architects, Higgins Quasebarth, Historic Districts Council, Meenakshi Srinivasan, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Robert and Anne Dickey House, The Society for the Architecture of the City
    Date:02/26/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Demolition of Two Non-Historic Structures, New Canopy, Proposed for Seaport Pier

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  South Street Seaport, Manhattan
    Architect's rendering of the Pier 17 proposal. Image credit: SHoP Architects

    Architect’s rendering of the Pier 17 proposal. Image credit: SHoP Architects

    The demolitions would make new Pier building a free-standing structure, with four visible facades, and a new canopy that would allow for all-weather use of roof space. On August 4, 2015, representatives of the Howard Hughes Corporation appeared at the Landmarks Preservation Commission to propose revisions to their planned redevelopment of Piers 16 and 17 in the South Street Seaport Historic District. Landmarks in 2012 approved an application by SHoP Architects, after multiple hearings, to replace the 1985 mall that previously stood on the site. The pier, at 89 South Street, lies in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport Historic District.

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    Tags : City Club of New York, Downtown Alliance, Howard Hughes Corporation, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, New York Landmark Conservancy, Pier 16, Pier 17, REBNY, Save Our Seaport, SHoP Architects, South Street Seaport Historic District
    Date:08/12/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Applicants in One Chase Manhattan Plaza Redesign Asked to Reconsider Proposal

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Financial District, Manhattan
    One Chase Plaza. Image credit: LPC

    One Chase Plaza. Image credit: LPC

    Project would alter the solid black-granite base to create retail storefronts, and make for a more inviting and accessible plaza. On May 5, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on potential alterations to the individually landmarked One Chase Manhattan Plaza at 16 Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan. The designated site consists of a 60-story tower and associated two-and-a-half-acre plaza, designed by the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The project was led by partner Gordon Bunschaft, the same team behind other City landmarks, including the Lever House and the Manufacturer’s Trust Building. The project was completed in 1964 as the headquarters for Chase Manhattan Bank, recently formed by a merger of Chase Bank and the Bank of Manhattan. (read more…)

    Tags : Adi Shamir-Baron, Docomomo, Downtown Alliance, Fred Bland, Historic Districts Council, Kelly Carroll, Kim Vauss, Landmarks Conservancy, Manhattan Community Board 1, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Michael goldblum, Michael Gotkin, Municipal Art Society, New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Skidmore Owings & Merrill
    Date:06/05/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Public Cafes OK’d in Water Street Corridor Arcades

    Text Amendment  •  Lower Manhattan

    Lower Manhattan Arcades Modification Text Amendment. Image: Courtesy of NYC Department of City Planning.

    Planning seeks to enliven privately owned public spaces along the Water Street by allowing tables and seating.

    On May 4, 2011, the City Council’s Land Use Committee approved the Department of City Planning’s proposal to permit public and cafe seating within arcades along the Water Street corridor in Lower Manhattan. Arcades are privately owned, publicly accessible covered areas along the perimeter of commercial buildings that were developed in exchange for a floor area bonus. The arcades were intended to provide pedestrian shelter from inclement weather and relief from congested sidewalks. The Special Lower Manhattan District currently requires that the arcades remain free of obstructions.

    According to Planning, the arcades have not functioned as originally intended and have negatively impacted the corridor. Planning proposed the zoning text amendment to enliven the underutilized arcades by permitting publicly accessible tables and chairs in these areas. The proposal would apply to 23 blocks along and nearby Water Street between Fulton and Whitehall Streets. Seventeen buildings in the area feature arcades. (read more…)

    Tags : Department of City Planning, Downtown Alliance, Special Lower Manhattan District
    Date:05/15/2011
    Category : City Council
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