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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136 East 65th Street

An Italianate style rowhouse designed by Frederick S. Barus and built in 1870-71, and altered in the Colonial Revival style by James Gamble Rogers in 1922.

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New York Times Covers FRIENDS’ Challenge of 1059 Third Avenue

As reported in April 2019, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts filed a zoning challenge against 1059 Third Avenue, at the corner of East 63rd Street.

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8 East 93rd Street

8 East 93rd Street

A Neo-Classical style townhouse designed by Harvey Stevenson and constructed in 1940. Application for a reconfiguration of the existing front yard and lowering the sill heights of three existing windows.

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