215 East 61st Street
A rowhouse designed by A. & S. Bussell and built in 1875, and later altered. Application is to install a door enframement.
127 East 92nd Street
A neo-Grec/Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by C. Abbott French & Co., and built in 1886-87. Application is to construct rooftop and rear additions.
1112 Park Avenue
A Colonial Revival style apartment building designed by Emery Roth and built in 1926-27. Application is to install chimney flues.
7 East 84th Street
A rowhouse built in 1884-85 and redesigned as a neo-Regency style residence by Augustus N. Allen in 1906, and further modified with a garage at the ground floor installed prior to designation. Application is to alter the front and rear facades.
Buildings Department Halts Work on 180 East 88th Street
Responding to pressure from civic groups including Carnegie Hill Neighbors and FRIENDS, in addition to our elected officials Council Member Ben Kallos and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and the power of the press, the New York City Buildings Department has ordered a stop to all construction on the luxury
East 88th Street Tower: Zoning for New Heights Sinks to a New Low
An article in Monday’s New York Times, “4-Foot-Wide Lot, Carved Out by Developers, Causes Big Stir in Manhattan,” highlights a development project of serious concern to FRIENDS and other neighborhood advocates.
A Celebration of all things Yorkville!
On Saturday, April 30th, FRIENDS and the Historic Districts Council hosted “Yorkville: A Celebration of Home” at the lovely Bohemian National Hall, an individual New York City landmark. Held in the Hall’s stunning Grand Ballroom, Majda Kallab Whitaker of the Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association provided a fascinating overview of the Hall’s history and careful restoration.
3 East 84th Street
An Art Deco style apartment building designed by Raymond Hood and John M. Howells and built in 1928. Application is to legalize the installation of a painted wall mural installed without Landmark Preservation Commission permit(s).
30 East 68th Street
A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by F.B. and A. Ware and built in 1924- 25. Application is to create and enlarge masonry openings.
744 Madison Avenue
A commercial building originally designed by Rouse & Goldstone in 1917; altered by Kenneth B. Norton in 1938; and altered and enlarged pursuant to Certificate of Appropriateness 10- 3979 by Page Ayres Cowley Architects. Application is to install an awning.