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    Hearings Held on Five Potential Landmarks as Part of Greater East Midtown Plan

    Designation Hearings  •  Midtown, Manhattan
    Pershing Square in Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC

    Pershing Square in Manhattan. Image Credit: LPC

    Designations opposed by developers and hoteliers; transit advocates expressed concern that landmarking would prevent improved subway infrastructure and access. On July 19 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held hearings on the potential designations of five possible individual landmarks in the East Midtown area of Manhattan. Twelve items in total were identified by Landmarks as significant historic and architectural resources, as part of the mayoral administration’s Greater East Midtown plan. The plan to revitalize the area is intended to strengthen its position as a commercial district. The plan is expected to entail rezoning for greater density, improvements to transit and public spaces, and funding commitments for improvements and economic growth projects, in addition to the preservation of landmark-worthy fabric. Various stakeholders, including elected officials, business and real estate interests, and labor organizations are informing the plan, and a steering committee released a final report in 2015. (read more…)

    Tags : Barbara Zay, Beverly Hotel, Cristabel Gough, Graybar Building, Historic Districts Council, Hotel Lexington, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan Community Board 6, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Municipal Art Society, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Pershing Square Building, Real Estate Board of New York, Riders Alliance, Shelton Hotel, SL Green, Stu Lerner, Tara Kelly, The Society for the Architecture of the City, Vishaan Chakrabarti
    Date:08/02/2016
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Former Fish Market Building to be Dismantled, Reconstructed, Moved

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  South Street Seaport, Manhattan
    Tin Building, South Street Seaport. Image Credit:

    Tin Building Rendering, South Street Seaport. Image Credit: SHoP Architects.

    The Tin Building will be elevated to bring it out of 100-year flood plain, and it will be restored to its market use as part of the larger Seaport development.  On March 22, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered and approved a proposal to dismantle the Tin Building, built as part of the Fulton Fish Market in 1907, and move, restore and reconstruct the structure within the South Street Seaport Historic District. The building, once the main market building for the Fulton Fish Market, lies at the foot of Pier 17, facing South Street. The building’s renovation and reactivation will be done as part of the larger redevelopment of the Seaport being undertaken by the Howard Hughes Corporation. Landmarks previously approved the demolition of a mall on Pier 17, and the creation of a new retail building with public amenities in 2012. (read more…)

    Tags : Association for a Better New York, Economic Development Corporation, Friends of the South Street Seaport, Howard Hughes Corporation, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Real Estate Board of New York, SHoP Architects, South Street Seaport Historic District
    Date:03/28/2016
    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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    Plan by West End Collegiate Church to Develop Adjacent Lot Approved

    Upper West Side, Manhattan  •  Upper West Side, Manhattan
    Architect rendering of the proposed West End Collegiate development. Image credit: CFA

    Architect rendering of the proposed West End Collegiate development. Image credit: CFA

    Demolition of existing building and construction of new residential tower generally supported by community and preservationist organizations. On December 8 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve two applications submitted by West End Collegiate Church for the redevelopment of adjoining properties. The sites are currently occupied by the Collegiate School, from whom the church repurchased the property when the school made a decision to relocate. The plan calls for the demolition of the existing building at 260 West 78th Street, called Platten Hall, and to replace it with a new residential tower. The second application entailed the construction of rooftop addition to 378 West End Avenue, with other alterations to the building. The sites to be redeveloped lie within the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension. Restoration work to the historic church and school, an individual landmark, was not included in the application, and will be handled at staff level. (read more…)

    Tags : Adi Shamir-Baron, Bill Higgins, CookFox Architects, Fred Bland, Higgins Quasebarth, Landmark West!, Meenakshi Srinivasan, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Rick Cook, West End Collegiate Church, West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
    Date:12/21/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    At Final Backlog Hearing, Testimony Considered on Manhattan Items

    Special Hearing  •  Manhattan
    Landmarks Preservation Commission. Credit: LPC.

    Landmarks Preservation Commission. Credit: LPC.

    The proposed designation of the former Yuengling Brewery Site in East Harlem proved contentious, dividing preservationists and those who wished to see site developed.  On November 12, 2015 the Landmarks Preservation Commission held the final of four special hearings organized to address the backlog of items added to the Commission’s calendar before 2001, but never brought to a vote on designation.  The final hearing consisted of items in Manhattan, occupying Community Boards six through twelve.  Landmarks is expected to make determinations on the items in early 2016.

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    Tags : Bryan Cave, Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Robert Jackson, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Docomomo, Docomomo Tri-State, Historic Districts Council, Janus Property, Manhattan Community Board 12, Manhattan Community Board 6, Manhattan Community Board 9, New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Society for the Architecture of the City, Thomas W. Lamb
    Date:11/19/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Proposed Changes to Landmarks Law Garner Interest, Stir Controversy

    Administrative Code Amendment  •  Citywide
    Councilmember David Greenfield, chair of the Committee on Land Use . Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    Councilmember David Greenfield, chair of the Committee on Land Use, co-sponsored one of the Landmarks Law bills . Image credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council

    Landmarks Chair testified that changes could be better promulgated through agency rule-making rather than by legislative fiat. On September 9, 2015 the City Council held a hearing on two potential bills that would alter the Landmarks Law section of the Administrative Code. The hearing drew a crowd that filled the main Council chamber, with over 100 people filling out forms to testify on the proposals. (read more…)

    Tags : Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Buildings and Construction Trades Council, Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Inez Dickens, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Rosie Mendez, Councilmember Peter Koo, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Municipal Art Society, New York Landmarks Conservancy, New York State Association for Affordable Housing, Partnership for New York City, Real Estate Board of New York, Rent Stabilization Association, SEIU 32BJ
    Date:09/17/2015
    Category : City Council
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