177-179 East 73rd Street
A Beaux-Arts style garage building designed by Charles F. Hoppe and constructed in 1906. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and replace a garage door with new glass and metal infill.
50 East 69th Street
A neo-French Classic residential building designed by Henry C. Pelton built in 1917-18. Application is to modify and remove stained glass windows at the rear façade.
870 Madison Avenue
A neo-Italian Renaissance style residence designed by Albert Joseph Bodker, built in 1910-11, and altered in 1929. Application is to replace windows.
122 East 93rd Street
A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Thomas H. McAvoy, built in 1877-1878 and altered in 1929. Application is to alter the front façade and install a wall and fence at the areaway.
Thoughtful Preservation Advocacy WORKS! LPC Announces Plans to Amend Initial Proposal for Rules Changes!
This week’s public hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission included an update regarding the agency’s proposed rules amendments, which were reviewed at a public hearing on March 27, 2018.
The Frick Collection Expansion: Upcoming Opportunities to Learn More and Weigh In
In April, the Frick Collection announced new designs by Selldorf Architects to upgrade and expand the museum’s facilities.
1 East 70th Street
A French Louis XVI style mansion designed by Carrere & Hastings and built in 1913-14, and altered by John Russell Pope in 1931-35; an Italian Renaissance Revival style art reference library designed by John Russell Pope and built in 1931-35; a Beaux-Arts style reception hall addition designed by Bayley, Van
954 Madison Avenue
A neo-Classical style commercial building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1925. Application isto modify the ground floor, replace windows, and install awnings and planters.
ADVOCACY ALERT: New York State Tries AGAIN to Remove Building Density Cap
This week, the New York State Senate Rules Committee passed a bill including language that would remove the statewide cap on the density of residential buildings that has been in place for nearly 60 years.
DEVELOPMENT ALERT: First Avenue
As reported in YIMBY, The Real Deal and the Upper East Side Patch, the Developer Extell has just filed demolition permits for an entire block on the east side of First Avenue between East 79th and East 80th Streets in Yorkville.