375 Park Avenue
An International style restaurant interior designed by Philip Johnson and built in 1958-59, within the Seagram Building, an International style office tower, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson, and Kahn & Jacobs, and built in 1956- 58. Application is to alter portions of designated interiors and
825 Fifth Avenue
A neo-Classical style apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and built in 1926.
Exporting Preservation: NYC to Tbilisi
This year, New York City is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Landmarks Law and all the benefits it has provided to our city. Our law, and the advocacy community that supports it, has served as a model for municipalities around the country, and indeed around the world.
851 Lexington Avenue
An altered neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Robert H. Coburn and built in 1880- 81. Application is to install new storefront infill.
Think You Know the Upper East Side? Prove It at our Yorkville Urban History Hunt!
In partnership with the Go Game, FRIENDS is offering a high-tech urban adventure, sending teams on a mission to discover the remnants of Yorkville’s history!
Get Your German On with Ronda Wist
It’s been home to many New York City mayors, boasts one of Manhattan’s most scenic parks, and retains remnants of its past as one of the city’s largest German enclaves. It’s Yorkville, and historic preservation expert Ronda Wist, President of Wist Preservation Associates and Board Member of FRIENDS of the
Saving Place: Fifty Years of NYC Landmarks
Join FRIENDS next Tuesday for a private tour of Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks at the Museum of the City of New York. The tour is free for FRIENDS members. Reserve your space here.
16 East 84th Street
An altered neo-Georgian style rowhouse designed by Clinton & Russell and built in 1899-1900.
27 East 62nd Street
An apartment building with neo-Renaissance style details designed by Lawlor and Haase and built in 1912-1913. Application is to construct additions.
