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    Commissioners Allow Demolition of Two Low-Rise Structures to Make Way for New Development

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Ladies’ Mile, Manhattan
    Image Credit: Morris Adjmi & LI/Saltzman Architects.

    Proposed Development. Image Credit: Morris Adjmi & LI/Saltzman Architects.

    The two sites, which together constitute one through-block lot, will host new ten- and 13-story buildings designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. On June 22, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered and approved an application to demolish two structures in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District, at 21West 17th Street, and 16 West 18th Street, and replace them with a 13-story and a ten-story building, respectively. The two lots face each other at the rear, and together make for one through-block parcel. The existing buildings on both lots have histories dating to the 19th century, but retain little or no historic fabric. The planned new buildings were designed by architect Morris Adjmi, who has successfully shepherded other projects in the neighborhood through Landmarks approval process. The properties are officially owned by 17-18 Management Company LLC, but the Real Deal reports they are owned and being developed by C.A. White. (read more…)

    Tags : Andre Dolkart, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, Drive to Protect Ladies' Mile District, Greenberg Traurig, Ladies' Mile Historic District, Li/Saltzman Architects, Morris Adjmi Architects, Municipal Art Society
    Date:07/05/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Request Proposal Revisions for Firehouse to Cultural Center Conversion

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Harlem, Manhattan

    120 East 125th Street, Manhattan. Credit: CityLand.

    Commissioners suggested retaining former firehouse’s garage door and rethinking mural sizes for planned cultural center. On November 13, 2012, Landmarks considered a proposal by the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI), to make modifications to the individually landmarked Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 at 120 East 125th Street in Harlem. The Romanesque Revival firehouse, designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and completed in 1889, was designated in 1997.  The firehouse was closed in 2003 due to budget cuts. The City Council approved sale of the building in 2007, on the condition that it be transferred to a community service provider. (See CityLand’s past coverage here.) CCCADI was awarded the firehouse, and presented the proposal in order to convert the firehouse into a new space for the Institute.

    Melody Capote, Director of External Affairs for the Institute, stated that moving to the 125th Street location, from the present Hell’s Kitchen location, would “place us in greater proximity to the constituencies we serve.” She stated that the site would host exhibitions, concerts, lectures, after-school programs, and “community-based learning.” Capote expressed hope that the location would allow the Institute to become a place where community members could “share ideas and dialogue.”

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    Tags : CSA Group, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Li/Saltzman Architects, Manhattan Community Board 11
    Date:11/16/2012
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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