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    Eleven Buildings Individually Landmarked as part of the Greater East Midtown Initiative

    Designations  •  Midtown, Manhattan
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    The Graybar Building at 420 Lexington Avenue. Image Credit: LPC

    Hearing were held on twelve buildings over two meetings, with vary degrees of opposition— Citicorp Center Complex will be voted on separately at a later date. On November 22, 2016, Landmarks voted to designate eleven buildings in the Midtown area as individual City landmarks. Public testimony on the buildings was considered at two meetings on July 19 and September 13 of 2016. Landmarks undertook the surveying of the area as part of a mayoral program to strengthen and revitalize East Midtown as a commercial core. The initiative is expected to entail zoning for greater density, improvements to public spaces and mass transit, and commitments to economic-growth plans.

    Landmarks staff identified three periods of significant development in the area; the pre-Grand Central terminal era; the period of intense development following the construction of Grand Central and other transit improvements; and the modern, post-World War II era. (read more…)

    Tags : Beverly Hotel, East Midtown, Hotel Lexington, Martin Erdmann Residence, Minnie E. Young Residence, Pershing Square Building, Shelton Hotel, Yale Club
    Date:12/20/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Seven More Buildings Considered for Designation Under East Midtown Initiative

    Designation Hearings  •  Midtown, Manhattan
    East Midtown Initiative

    CitiCorp Center. Image Credit: CityLand

    Items considered at hearing were from three development periods: the pre-Grand Central Terminal Era, the Grand Central/Terminal City Era, and the post-Grand Central/World War II Era. On September 13, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held hearings on the potential designation of seven individual landmarks in Midtown Manhattan. The items heard were among the twelve properties identified as potentially worthy of Landmarks protection in the agency’s Greater East Midtown Initiative. The initiative is part of the mayoral administration’s efforts to strengthen the area as a commercial district with proposed increased density, improvements to transit, and economic growth projects. Landmarks held its first hearing on items identified in the initiative on July 19, 2016. (read more…)

    Tags : Historic Districts Council, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Martin Erdmann Residence, Minnie E. Young Residence, Municipal Art Society, New York Landmark Conservancy, Yale Club of New York City
    Date:10/10/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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