Rendering of new tower adjacent to Park Avenue Christian Church. Image credit: CityLand
Revised proposal would allow three-dimensional perception of existing church, schist facade at base would acknowledge annex to be demolished. On January 13, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to award a Certificate of Appropriateness to a proposal for 1010 Park Avenue in the Park Avenue Historic District. The plan calls for the demolition of an existing six-story 1963 annex, to the Park Avenue Christian Church and the construction of 13-story tower, with three additional setback floors and a prominent bulkhead. The annex, though designated as “no style” in the district’s designation report, does retain a portion of the church’s original 1911 rectory fabric.
