781 Fifth Avenue

781 Fifth Avenue

A neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic style hotel building designed by Schultze & Weaver and Buchman & Kahn and built in 1926-27. Application is to install window display vitrines.

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1048 Fifth Avenue

1048 Fifth Avenue

A French Classic style mansion designed by Carrere & Hastings and built in 1912-14. Application is to expand existing visible rooftop mechanical equipment.

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11-15 75th Street

11-15 East 75th Street

Two Queen Anne style rowhouses designed by William E. Mowbray and built in 1887-89; and one rowhouse originally built in the Queene Anne style in 1887-89 and redesigned in the neo-Federal style by Henry Polhemus in 1923.

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1511 Third Avenue

1511 Third Avenue

An Italian Renaissance Revival style bank building designed by Robert Maynicke and built in 1905; and expanded by P. Gregory Stadler in 1923-24. Application is to install a barrier-free access ramp.

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33rd Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony: Tuesday, March 29th

We are pleased to hold our 33rd Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at The Cosmopolitan Club.

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Housing New York

Advocacy Update: Zoning Proposals Voted On to City Council

It has been nearly a year since the first public documents about the Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) Text Amendment were released, and nearly a year that New Yorkers have expressed serious concerns about the proposal’s negative effects on neighborhoods citywide.

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46 East 66th Street

46 East 66th Street

A rowhouse originally built in 1877-1878 and altered in the neo-Georgian style by Mott B. Schmidt in 1919.

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125 East 78th Street

125 East 78th Street

An Italianate style residence built c. 1871. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop addition and excavate the rear yard.

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26 East 80th Street

26 East 80th Street

A neo-Renaissance style rowhouse designed by Charles Graham & Sons and built in 1887-88. Application is to construct a rooftop bulkhead.

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FRIENDS Featured in TV Segment about Zoning

The Board of Directors of FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts is pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Levy as Executive Director.

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