FRIENDS’ Fight in the Public Eye!
Last week, FRIENDS’ Executive Director Rachel Levy was quoted in Crain’s New York Business! Click the link below to read the full article about the fight against supertall towers in residential neighborhoods.
2 East 67th Street
Apartment building designed by Rosario Candela, and built in 1928. Application is to install a balcony and lighting.
700 Park Avenue
An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace doors and alter planters.
Our Advocacy is Getting Through!
At a recent Town Hall Meeting with Mayor de Blasio, sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, FRIENDS raised the issue of zoning loopholes. In response, Mayor de Blasio thanked FRIENDS for shining a light on the issue and emphasized the role of community organizations in highlighting specific challenges.
935 Park Avenue
A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Sugarman, Hess & Burger and built in 1923-24. Application is to modify the existing rooftop addition.
1141 Park Avenue
A neo-Grec style flats building designed by John Sullivan and built in 1884-85. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and elevator bulkhead, replace windows, and relocate and alter ground floor entrances.
41 East 70th Street
A neo-Georgian style town house designed by Aymar Embury II and built in 1928-29. Application is to alter the front façade at the ground floor, and to modify fenestration on secondary facades.
1065 Park Avenue
Modern apartment building designed by Stephen C. Lyras and constructed in 1969-73. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows.
215 East 71st Street
Colonial Revival style townhouse designed by Richard Henry Dana, Jr and constructed in 1930. Application for Landmark designation.
A New Upper East Side Landmark in 2018…?
LPC calendars a new Upper East Side building for landmark designation! Yesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to calendar the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York for potential landmark designation. The building was calendared not only for individual designation of the exterior, but for designation as an interior