20 East 68th Street

20 East 68th Street

An apartment building designed by Boak & Raad and built in 1955. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows.

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822 Madison Avenue

822 Madison Avenue

A four-story and basement neo-Grec residence built in 1881-82 by Charles Buek & Co., since converted for commercial use. Application is for the installation of new glass at the storefront display window.

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136 East 95th feat

136 East 95th Street

A Queen Anne style building designed by C. Abbott French and Co. and constructed in 1887-88. Application is for the renovation and redesign of the canopy, street frontage, and fence.

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740 Madison Avenue

740 Madison Avenue

An Italianate style residence designed by John G. Prague and built in 1879-1880. Application is to legalize the installation of rooftop mechanical equipment without Landmarks Preservation Commission Permit(s).

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157 East 72nd Street

157 East 72nd Street

A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Rouse & Goldstone and built in 1924. Application is to establish a Master Plan governing the future replacement of windows.

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20 East 74th Street

20 East 74th Street

A Modern style apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built 1945-1947. Application is to remove a window.

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Advocacy Alert: Stand with FDNY Union for State Zoning Reform

On top of undercutting predictable development and the intent of zoning regulations, the inclusion of empty “mechanical” voids in the core of new buildings poses grave safety concerns for New York City’s firefighters and the citizens they protect every day.

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Two New Upper East Side Landmarks!

Today, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to designate the First Hungarian Reformed Church (a.k.a. 344-346 East 69th Street) designed by Emery Roth and built from 1915-1916 and the exteriors of the National Society of Colonial Dames building (a.k.a. 215 East 71st Street) designed by Richard Henry Dana Jr. and

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Mechanical Voids Zoning Text Amendment Summary and Impact

On Wednesday, May 29th, the New York City Council voted to amend the Zoning Resolution to cap exempt mechanical void space within new buildings in residential neighborhoods.

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910 Fifth Avenue

910 Fifth Avenue

Project Information: An apartment building designed by Fred F. French, built in 1919, and altered by Sylvan Bien in 1958-59. Application is to replace windows. CB8 Hearing: 05/13/2019 (Approved) LPC Hearing: 06/11/2019 (Approved) Other projects: September 9, 2014 FRIENDS' Testimony: While the one-over-one double hung windows at this unit are

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