Hey Joe; There’s a nail salon in Apartment 5C!
FRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City Planning about the CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY proposal to overhaul the 1961 Zoning Resolution. While we believe updating and modernizing the city’s zoning is certainly important and overdue, we think the zoning text amendments are just a series
18 East 74th Street
A rowhouse built c. 1871, altered in the neo-Italian Renaissance style by A. Wallace McCrea in 1921, and altered again with a two-story streetwall addition constructed c. 1980. Application is to reclad the front façade of the streetwall addition.
15-17 East 77th Street
A neo-Grec style rowhouse (#15) designed by John G. Prague and built in 1878, and altered by Robert W. Gibson in 1895; and a neo-Grec style rowhouse (#17) designed by John G. Prague and built in 1878; and altered in 1952. Application is to modify the front areaways and install
1 East 70th Street-The Frick Collection
A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and built in 1899-1900. Application is to legalize the installation of signage without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
1295 Madison Avenue
A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and built in 1899-1900. Application is to legalize the installation of signage without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
828 Madison Avenue
A Neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1925-26. Application is to install storefront infill and signage.
128 East 64th Street
A neo-Grec style rowhouse with classical details, designed by James E. Ware and built in 1878. Application is to modify a masonry opening.
Advocacy Win vs. Link 5G towers
FRIENDS has learned that the city's proposed 32-foot tall Link5G towers will be subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
19 East 74th Street
An Italianate style residence built c. 1869 and altered by Schwartz & Gross in 1930. Application is to modify window openings at the rear façade.
Watch It Again: Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park
Watch a recording of an illustrated talk, "Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park" by architectural historian Francis R. Kowsky.