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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
New June Event!
FRIENDS is pleased to offer this extremely limited opportunity to venture behind the scenes at Central Park’s center stage: the Delacorte Theater.
Breaking! City Council Passes 25-foot Limit to Uncounted Mechanical Void Spaces
FRIENDS is pleased to offer this extremely limited opportunity to venture behind the scenes at Central Park’s center stage: the Delacorte Theater.
1045 Fifth Avenue
An apartment building constructed in 1965-67 and designed by Starrett Brothers & Eken. Application is to enclose a portion of the 15th floor terrace, construct a rooftop addition and alter fenestration.