Second Hardship Hearing Time Announced
Fifteen months after the first hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) in January 2012, the CITY & SUBURBAN HOMES FIRST AVENUE ESTATE hardship application is back!
737 Park Avenue
Classicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed in 1940. Application to remove ground floor window grilles.
12-22 East 89th Street
A Romanesque Revival style apartment hotel designed by Thomas Graham and built in 1891-93. Application is to demolish and reconstruct a portion of the building, and construct rooftop additions.
823-825 Madison Avenue
An apartment building built in 1880 and altered in 1926 in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage. Application is to alter the facade and install storefront infill and signage.
711 Madison Avenue
A neo-Grec style row house designed by Charles Baxter, built in 1877, and altered in the 20th century. Application is to replace windows.
173 East 75th Street
A Renaissance Revival style school building designed by Robert J. Reiley and built in 1925-26. Application is to install an awning.
702-708 Madison Avenue & 22-24 East 63rd Street
A two-story neo-Federal style building designed by Merwin Shrady and built in 1940, a three-story neo-Federal style bank building designed by Frank Easton Newman and built in 1921, and an empty lot with a brick wall.
The North Woods of Central Park: A Walking Tour
Designed to mimic the Adirondack Mountains and reflect the Hudson River School of painting, the leafy North Woods of Vaux and Olmsted’s Central Park enables visitors to escape from the bustling city.
Grand Army Plaza
A plaza originally established in the 1860s and expanded and redesigned by Carrere and Hastings in 1913-1916. Application is to regrade and reset paving.
A Proud Moment for FRIENDS!
FRIENDS past and present were thrilled to receive the 2013 Preservation Organization Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy!v