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    Commissioners Skeptical of Plan to Revert neo-Federal Rowhouse to Queen Anne design

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Upper East Side, Manhattan
    15 East 75th Street. Image Credit: Stephen Wang + Associates.

    15 East 75th Street. Image Credit: Stephen Wang + Associates.

    Application would turn three adjoining rowhouses on the Upper East Side into one, one-family home. At its public hearing on April 4, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered a proposal for work related to the conversion of three rowhouses in the Upper East Side Historic District into one single-family dwelling. The rowhouses, at 11, 13, and 15 East 75th Street were originally constructed as part of a row of six Queen Anne-style rowhouses in the late 1880s. In 1923, the front facade at 11 East 75th Street was reconstructed in the neo-Federal style by architect Henry Polhemus. The remaining Queen Anne buildings have also undergone alteration, with their stoops removed and areaways modified. (read more…)

    Tags : Christabel Gough, Commissioner Michael Devonshire, Commissioner Michael Goldblum, Historic Districts Council, Kelly Carroll, Kim Vauss, Manhattan Community Board 8, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Stephen Wang and Associates, The Society for the Architecture of the City
    Date:04/15/2016
    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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