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    Landmarks Rejects Proposal for Glass Façade Building in Greenwich Village Historic District

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Corner view of proposed 21 Greenwich Rendering Image Credit: Landmarks

    Commission would like to see more masonry to help building remain in context. On October 8, 2019, the Landmarks Preservation Commission heard an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish a one-story extension and construct a new five-story residential building with a rooftop addition, on a corner three-story mixed-use building. The application also seeks to restore the three-story corner building. The proposed building and addition is located at 21 Greenwich Avenue within the Greenwich Village Historic District in Manhattan.

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    Tags : 21 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission
    Date:10/29/2019
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    City Planning Hears Proposal to Convert Part of 1845 Greenwich Village Townhouse to Hair Salon

    Special Permit  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Rendering of reconstructed and restored building at 59 Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Image Credit: CPC.

    The applicant needs special permit to modify zoning requirements. On December 5, 2018, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application for a special permit to modify the use and building envelope requirements for a four-story building located at 59 Greenwich Avenue in the Greenwich Village Historic District in Manhattan. If granted, the special permit will allow the applicant to repair and reconstruct the existing building and use the first two floors as a combined hair products retailer and hair salon. The applicant is Los Angeles hair stylist, Chaz Dean, who was represented at City Planning by project executive Tim Campbell and attorney Judith M. Gallent of Bryan Cave. (read more…)

    Tags : 59 Greenwich Avenue, Bulk modification, City Planning Commission, Greenwich Village Historic District, special permit application, Use modification
    Date:12/11/2018
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    Greenwich Village Corner Lot Redevelopment Approved after Revisions

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Previous and Current renderings. Image: LPC.

    Residential development, with ground-floor commercial space, will occupy two lots, replacing service station structures. On February 6, 2018, Landmarks voted to approve a proposal to demolish two buildings and construct a new building spanning two lots at 540 and 544 Hudson Street, at the corner of Charles Street, in the Greenwich Village Historic District. The site is occupied by two buildings of one and two stories, which were until recently part of an automobile service station. An initial proposal, made to the commission in June of 2017, raised the ire of local elected officials, residents and preservationist organization. William Gottlieb Real Estate is the developer. (read more…)

    Tags : Elise Quasebarth, Greenwich Village Historic District, Morris Adjmi, William Gottlieb Real Estate
    Date:02/21/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    West Village Development Roundly Criticized by Area Residents

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Rendering of the proposed building. Image credit: LPC

    Project would entail the demolition of two former service station buildings, and the erection of a new six-story-plus penthouse corner structure with residential and commercial uses. Landmarks considered an application for a new development spanning two lots at 536 and 544 Hudson Street on July 25, 2017. The site, at the corner of Charles Street, lies within the Greenwich Village Historic District. The property’s developer is William Gottlieb Real Estate. (read more…)

    Tags : Andrew Berman, Greenwich Village Historic District, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Higgins Quasebarth, Historic Districts Council, Hudson Street, Morris Adjimi Architects, William Gottlieb Real Estate
    Date:08/15/2017
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    West 10th Street Rowhouse Facade to be Restored to 19th-Century Condition

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Before and after pictures of 38 West 10th Street. Image Credit: LPC

    Renovation would include the removal of roof skylight, thought to be an important historical layer by some preservationists. On May 2, 2017, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered and approved an application for restoration work at 38 West 10th Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District. The lot is occupied by a two-bay rowhouse constructed in 1858. The building’s original brownstone cladding was lost and replaced with stucco, and the building has also been stripped of its decorative details. The applicants proposed restoring the facade to its 19th century condition, creating a clerestory above the cornice, adding an areaway gate, and removing a rooftop skylight. (read more…)

    Tags : Cas Stachelberg, Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan, Greenwich Village Historic District, Higgins Quasebarth
    Date:05/09/2017
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Jane Street Development Approved after Refinements

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Rendering of 11 Jane Street. Image Credit: LPC.

    Residential development, which will replace 1920s garage, incited opposition within the community. On February 14, 2017, Landmarks voted to issue a certificate of appropriateness to the developers of 11 Jane Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District. The development had been the subject of three prior meetings, and the plan was revised and refined throughout the approval process. A two-story garage building dating to 1921 currently stands on the site. The planned development will incorporate apartments, a garage, and two single-family multi-story “maisonettes.” (read more…)

    Tags : Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Council Member Corey Johnson, Greenwich Village Historic District, Jane Street, State Senator Brad Hoylman
    Date:02/21/2017
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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