Landmark Grants to Bronx Neighborhood Help Restore Historic Buildings

This is a great program that doesn’t get nearly enough credit. There are pretty stringent income restrictions for private individuals but non-profits are also eligible. Landmarks Preservation Commission helps Mott Haven restore history BY DORIAN BLOCK Monday, August 4th 2008, 3:20 PM Three Bronx historic districts are getting a fresh coat of paint to bring […]

Landmark Grants to Bronx Neighborhood Help Restore Historic Buildings

This is a great program that doesn’t get nearly enough credit. There are pretty stringent income restrictions for private individuals but non-profits are also eligible. Landmarks Preservation Commission helps Mott Haven restore history BY DORIAN BLOCK Monday, August 4th 2008, 3:20 PM Three Bronx historic districts are getting a fresh coat of paint to bring […]

Whitney Selling Neighboring Townhouses to Finance New Museum Building

From Crain’s: Whitney Museum selling nearby townhouses Theresa Agovino Published: August 1, 2008 – 2:39 pm The Whitney Museum of American Art is seeking to sell at least some of the townhouses next to its Madison Avenue location that were slated to be part of a now-defunct, controversial plan to expand on the Upper East […]

Whitney Selling Neighboring Townhouses to Finance New Museum Building

From Crain’s: Whitney Museum selling nearby townhouses Theresa Agovino Published: August 1, 2008 – 2:39 pm The Whitney Museum of American Art is seeking to sell at least some of the townhouses next to its Madison Avenue location that were slated to be part of a now-defunct, controversial plan to expand on the Upper East […]

Sometimes all it takes is for the economy to nose-dive…

Despite very real fears about its imminent demise, it now looks like the Hotel Pennsylvania will be saved!  As the New York Observer’s Chris Shott reports “Vornado CEO Steven Roth announced during a conference call with investors that he might just hang onto the old hotel after all. “First off, it is doing damn well […]

Sometimes all it takes is for the economy to nose-dive…

Despite very real fears about its imminent demise, it now looks like the Hotel Pennsylvania will be saved!  As the New York Observer’s Chris Shott reports “Vornado CEO Steven Roth announced during a conference call with investors that he might just hang onto the old hotel after all. “First off, it is doing damn well […]

A Happy Ending to a Tall Tower Tale: New-York Historical Society Drops Plan for 23-Story Condos on Central Park West

From Landmark West!  Finally, after more than a year and a half of intense community pressure on the New-York Historical Society to come clean about development plans for its “Triple Crown” Landmark site, the words “we don’t have plans for a tower” actually ring true.    Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Society has […]

A Happy Ending to a Tall Tower Tale: New-York Historical Society Drops Plan for 23-Story Condos on Central Park West

From Landmark West!  Finally, after more than a year and a half of intense community pressure on the New-York Historical Society to come clean about development plans for its “Triple Crown” Landmark site, the words “we don’t have plans for a tower” actually ring true.    Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Society has […]

New-York Historical Society Blinks, Drops Tower Plans

FromThe New York Times July 9, 2008 HISTORICAL SOCIETY DROPS PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND TOWER  By GLENN COLLINS After a year and a half of controversy and intense opposition by preservationists and neighborhood groups, the New-York Historical Society at 77th Street and Central Park West has abandoned its pursuit of a $100 million, 23-story luxury […]

New-York Historical Society Blinks, Drops Tower Plans

FromThe New York Times July 9, 2008 HISTORICAL SOCIETY DROPS PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND TOWER  By GLENN COLLINS After a year and a half of controversy and intense opposition by preservationists and neighborhood groups, the New-York Historical Society at 77th Street and Central Park West has abandoned its pursuit of a $100 million, 23-story luxury […]