935 Park Avenue
A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Sugarman, Hess & Berger and built in 1923-24. Application is to install a rooftop pergola, stairs, and railings.
Central Park – West 85th Street Playground
A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing.
2024 Annual Awards: Call for Entries
This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 2024 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony.
753 Madison Avenue
An apartment building designed by Anthony M. Pavia and built in 1959. Application is to install signage and film at display windows.
News from FRIENDS – Winter 2023
This past Tuesday, March 27th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a new set of rules the agency has proposed to streamline the process of making changes to designated historic buildings.
1149 Park Avenue
A rowhouse built in 1884-85 and altered in the Modern Classical style by Emery Roth in 1917. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
854 Fifth Avenue
A French Beaux Arts style house designed by Warren & Wetmore and built in 1903-05. Application is to modify the stoop and install a barrier-free access lift, modify the areaway, install ironwork, replace a door, remove special windows, enclose a courtyard and construct and modify bulkheads.
1020 Fifth Avenue
A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by Warren and Wetmore and built in 1924-25. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
163 East 70th Street
A Neo-Italian Renaissance style stable and residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1902. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
Central Park – Mineral Springs building
A concession and restroom building, built in 1959, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to construct a partially enclosed pergola assembly and modify walls and paving.