ADVOCACY UPDATE: Inter-building Void at 62nd Street Periscope Tower Endorsed by DOB
After six months, the Department of Buildings (DOB) has finally responded to FRIENDS’ Zoning Challenge of 249 East 62nd Street filed in November 2017.
944 Park Avenue
An Art Deco style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1929-1930. Application is for the installation of HVAC equipment.
Preservation Groups Pen Joint Letter Urging Landmarks Chair to Rescind Proposed Rules Changes
On Friday, April 13, 2018, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, along with the City Club, Brooklyn Heights Association, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, the Historic Districts Council, LANDMARK WEST!, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and the Society for the
157 East 70th Street
An altered rowhouse originally built c. 1879, with the current façade built pursuant to Certificate of Appropriateness 95-0132. Application is to alter the façade, ironwork and areaway.
16 East 84th Street
An altered neo-Georgian style rowhouse designed by Clinton & Russell and built in 1899-1900. Application is to replace windows.
923 Fifth Avenue
An apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1949-1951. Application is to modify masonry openings; and amend the Master Plan governing the future installation of windows.
655 Park Avenue
A Georgian style apartment building, designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and Mott B. Schmidt and constructed in 1923. Application is to make alterations to roof, involving removal of non-original bulkheads and adding rooftop penthouse additions.
990 Park Avenue
A Second Empire and Gothic Revival style rectory building designed by Patrick C. Keely and built in 1881-1883. Application is to modify the front areaway and construct a barrier-free access ramp.
990 Fifth Avenue
A neo-Classical style apartment house designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1925-27. Application is to alter window openings and replace windows.
LPC Public Hearing on Proposed Rules Limiting Public Involvement
This past Tuesday, March 27th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a new set of rules the agency has proposed to streamline the process of making changes to designated historic buildings.