38-40 East 75th Street
A row house built in 1881-82 and highly altered in 1926 by John W. Ingle; and a neo-Grec style row house designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1881-82, with Beaux-Arts style additions designed by Herts & Tallant in 1910. Application is to combine the buildings, construct a rooftop
Metropolitan Museum Historic District Walking Tour
Following the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1880, the adjacent area along Fifth Avenue quickly became New York City’s most fashionable neighborhood, where prominent families constructed magnificent residences.
11 East 68th Street
A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Herbert Lucas and built in 1912-13. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, alter and infill window openings, alter the courtyard, install a new entrance door, canopy, window grilles, and lighting, and replace portions of the sidewalk.
968 Lexington Avenue
An Italianate style row house designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75, and altered in 1927 by Harry A. Jacobs. Application is to install storefront infill and paint the facade.
18 East 69th Street
A neo-Grec style row house designed by Charles Buek & Co., and built in 1881-82. Application is to create window openings, raise a parapet wall, install railings and a bulkhead.
12 East 78th Street
A neo-Italian Renaissance style row house built in 1886-87. Application is to legalize painting the facade in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect 11-0771.
123 East 71st Street
An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
42 East 69th Street
A neo-French Renaissance style residence built in 1919-21 and designed by C.P.H. Gilbert. Application is to construct an addition, modify window openings, and replace doors.
12 East 67th Street
An altered Regency Revival style townhouse built in 1879 and re-designed in 1920 by James Gamble Rogers, and altered in 1978.
170 East 75th Street
An Arts and Crafts style row house designed by Hill and Stout and built in 1880-81, and converted into an automobile stable in 1902.