Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts for our Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony! FRIENDS will present six awards for outstanding preservation achievement ranging from brownstone repair to a sleek modern storefront. New York School of Interior Design170 East 70th StreetWednesday January 17, 2007, 6:00 p.m. The event is open to the […]
Too many goodies to merely excerpt, from the Village Voice. Not to sound peevish, but indeed, I didn’t happen to notice Mr. Wolfe at the hearing either. Then again, neither were Anna Wintour, Richard Meier or Barry Diller; guess only Jeff Koons and us little people were gauche enough to show up and speak in […]
from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, www.gvshp.org Lectures are free, but reservations required. Please call 212-475-9585 x34 or email [email protected] La Grange Terrace: A slide lecture with Thomas Gordon SmithThursday, January 186:00-7:30 pmWollman Auditorium, Cooper Union51 Astor Place La Grange Terrace, familiarly known as Colonnade Row, was one of the city’s most fashionable […]
Please note the meeting for 980 Madison Avenue will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Department of Cultural Affairs offices, located at 31 Chambers Street (the Surrogate’s Court building), in Room 209, across the street from 1 Centre Street. The other hearing/meeting items, including the proposed designations of the Renaissance Ballroom and Casino and 23 […]
From Landmark West! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 24, at 7:00 PM, when Community Board 7 will hold a community meeting on the potential designation of a Manhattan Valley Historic District (in the vicinity of 104th to 106th Street along Manhattan Avenue). The meeting will take place at the Jewish Home & Hospital, 120 […]
From the New York Daily News Landmark lobbyingBy PAUL D. COLFORDDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERSunday, January 7th, 2007 The lobby of AT&T’s former headquarters is one of the most magnificent spaces in the city, so unusual that it was granted landmark status six months ago.But now the panel that deemed it “one of the great monumental […]
Just in from Brownstoner; the owner of 70 Lefferts Place seems to be advertising to sell the property for $3.4 million on Craiglist. See http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/01/after_landmarki.htmlfor details.Question: is this a real offer? or just a ploy to bolster a later hardship application? Stay tuned.
On this coming Monday, January 8th, the landmark designation of 1375 Dean Street will be considered by the City Council Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses. The Hearing is scheduled to be held at 11am in the Committee Room at City Hall.1375 Dean Street is the oldest surviving building in the Crown Heights […]
The Bayside Historical Society is hosting a preservation program on Jan 11th… Q. Is your neighborhood historic and worth saving? A. You can bet that it is! Visit the BHS to find out what all the hubbub’s about… Back to the Future:Creating Landmark Districts in Bayside JANUARY 11TH at 7PM Landmark Districts give legal status […]
Get a firsthand account of project management in the sky!“Restoring the Landmark Skyscrapers: The Chrysler and Empire State Buildings”kicks off our 2007 lecture series on Tuesday, January 9, at 7pm. This season, the “Labor, Landmarks and Literature” series explores the Labor Behind the Scenes of the City,New York Theater Art and Architecture, and presents the […]
