…What Was That, Designation Freezes The City? I Beg To Differ

Created on Mar 19, 2014 by hdc

E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL

March 2014, Volume 11, Number 3

In This Issue:

New Design + Old Places Post Conference Tours
HDC@LPC schedule

New Design + Old Places Post Conference Tours

Modern Interventions in Park Slope

Sunday, March 30, 2014, 11am

While there is rarely room in Brooklyn’s Park Slope Historic District for an entire new building, that doesn’t mean there are not a myriad of examples of modern additions and alterations to historic structures. Join tour leader Matt Postal as he highlights some of the contemporary responses in this largely residential community, both inside and outside the designated historic district.

Brooklyn Heights Historic District at Nearly 50

Saturday, April 5, 2014, 2pm

Brooklyn Heights was the very first historic district in New York City, designated in 1965. In the decades since, this largely residential enclave has seen numerous additions and alterations to its diverse stock of row houses, distinguished churches and cultural landmarks. Join our guides, urban historians Francis Morrone and Liz McEnaney, to explore what new design looks like among the bricks and brownstones of New York’s oldest historic district.

Douglaston’s New Designs

Saturday, April 26, 2014, time TBA

The Douglaston Historic District is one of the preeminent examples of suburban-style housing with large, free-standing homes in a range of architectural styles. The houses are made more impressive by their sizable lots and mature greenery. The arcadian and expansive nature of the community has allowed for many new buildings to be constructed while still maintaining the historic character of the neighborhood. Join Kevin Wolfe, an HDC adviser and the architect of numerous new buildings within the district, as he presents some of his own landmarks-approved projects and discusses what appropriateness means in Douglaston.

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HDC@LPC

March 18, 2014

The Historic Districts Council reviews and testifies on an average of 40 items per month for propsed work to designated buildings. Below is a list of the March 18th items we testified on. To read the full testimony go to our HDC@LPC page

Item 18: 452 5th Avenue- Knox Building

Item 1105 Hudson Street – TriBeCa West Historic District-Application is to construct a barrier-free access ramp and lift.
Item 419 West 8th Street – Greenwich Village Historic District-Application is to modify windows installed without LPC permit(s).
Item 533-36 Washington Square West – Greenwich Village Historic District-Application is to replace windows.
Item 6304 Bleecker Street – Greenwich Village Historic District-Application is to replace windows.
Item 9197 Bleecker Street – South Village Historic District- Application is to install storefront infill.
Item 13860 Broadway aka 27-29 E. 17th St. – Ladies’ Mile Historic District-Application is to construct a rooftop addition and replace storefront infill.
Item 14130 Fifth Avenue – Ladies’ Mile Historic District-Application is to install new entrance infill.
Item 15105 Fifth Avenue – Ladies’ Mile Historic District-Application is to alter the faηade and install new storefront infill and signage.
Item 18452 5th Avenue – Individual Landmark-Application is to request that the LPC amend a report to the City Planning Commission relating to an application for a Modification of Bulk pursuant 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution.
Item 19488 Madison Avenue – Individual Landmark-Application is to alter the ground floor, install signage and modify the marquee.
Item 211230 Avenue of the Americas, aka 53-75 W 48th – Individual Landmark- Application is to modify and replace storefront infill.
Item 2225 Tudor City Place – Tudor City Historic District- Application is to establish a master plan governing the future replacement windows.

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