Although a formal vote was not taken, the Landmarks Preservation Commission agreed yesterday to permit the demolition of the 1985 Pier 17 Building and allow its replacement with a glassy new building by ShoP Architects. HDC opposed the proposal, stating that the building’s noted architect, Benjamin Thompson, made specific references to the South Street […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Certificate of Appropriateness Hearing 4/17/2012 Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 129003- Block 73, lot 10- 89 South Street – South Street Seaport Historic District A modern pier and retail structure built circa 1980. Application is to demolish the structure on the pier and construct a new […]
A NINETEENTH CENTURY DINNER SETTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS AT NEW AMSTERDAM MARKET Sunday, November 13, 11am – 5pm New Amsterdam Market South Street between Beekman Street & Peck Slip The recent street reconstructions all around the East River Market District have resulted in some very exciting finds that will be placed on view at the market […]
LPC Docket Number: 115333 Manhattan, Block: 1258, Lot: 40 510 Fifth Avenue – Individual Landmark and Interior Landmark Historic District An International style building designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and built in 1953-54. Application is to alter facades, install signage and new entrances, and to replace and reconfigure interior features and finishes. HDC Testimony […]
LPC Docket Number: 110451 Brooklyn, Block: 249, Lot: 36 150 Montague Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District An Anglo-Italianate style rowhouse with commercial ground floor, built c. 1861-1879. Application is to install storefront infill and signage. HDC Testimony While the proposed may be an improvement over the existing, HDC feels the tax photo should be […]
LPC Docket Number: 110451 Brooklyn, Block: 249, Lot: 36 150 Montague Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District An Anglo-Italianate style rowhouse with commercial ground floor, built c. 1861-1879. Application is to install storefront infill and signage. HDC Testimony While the proposed may be an improvement over the existing, HDC feels the tax photo should be […]
Under General Growth’s new plan for the South Street Seaport, the 1907 Tin Building would be dismantled and moved from its historic location, the birthplace of the Fulton Fish Market to the far edge of the pier behind it. The 1939 New Market Building, which is not landmarked, would be demolished and the site would be […]
Under General Growth’s new plan for the South Street Seaport, the 1907 Tin Building would be dismantled and moved from its historic location, the birthplace of the Fulton Fish Market to the far edge of the pier behind it. The 1939 New Market Building, which is not landmarked, would be demolished and the site would be […]
From the New York Times November 25, 2007DispatchesDiscontent on a Tip of the Island at the Center of the WorldBy JAKE MOONEYON a cold morning last week, bundled-up tourists strolled south along the East River from the South Street Seaport, past the pier where they could buy helicopter rides and the ornate Battery Maritime Building, […]
From amNY.comChanges in store for South Street SeaportBy David Freedlander, amNewYork Staff [email protected] November 13, 2007 The South Street Seaport, an area for decades dismissed as “just for tourists,” has re-emerged in the forefront of New Yorkers’ minds as architects, preservations and local residents wrestle over the waterfront of the future. It’s been two years […]
