This design has gone through a number of changes from its first appearance at a public hearing several years ago, and it might be understandable that a few mistakes have been made. However, simply put, this is not the penthouse the Commission approved. It is larger and closer to the edges of the building making […]
This proposal was a difficult one for HDC’s Public Review Committee. The applicant has taken time and considerable thought to create an addition that better relates to the Park Bernet Building and the Upper East Side Historic District, something the prior application completely lacked. If this were a new building proposed for a vacant lot, […]
This proposal was a difficult one for HDC’s Public Review Committee. The applicant has taken time and considerable thought to create an addition that better relates to the Park Bernet Building and the Upper East Side Historic District, something the prior application completely lacked. If this were a new building proposed for a vacant lot, […]
The Cunard Building’s interior, designed by architect Benjamin Wistar Morris and decorated by gifted artists Ezra Winter, Barry Faulkner, C. Paul Jennewein, John Gregory and Samuel Yellin is one of the most beautiful interiors of New York City. HDC is opposed to the large rings of lights proposed for under the domes as we fear […]
The Cunard Building’s interior, designed by architect Benjamin Wistar Morris and decorated by gifted artists Ezra Winter, Barry Faulkner, C. Paul Jennewein, John Gregory and Samuel Yellin is one of the most beautiful interiors of New York City. HDC is opposed to the large rings of lights proposed for under the domes as we fear […]
The Historic Districts Council is opposed to St. Vincent’s claims to a hardship as they are without precedent and would set a dangerous one for future demolition applications. The hardship cases of Sailors’ Snug Harbor, the Lutheran Church, and the Society for Ethical Culture which changed the hardship standard in the administrative code, were all […]
HDC is happy to support the proposal of a Douglaston Historic District Extension in Queens. Its designation would help give a fuller picture of this area’s history as it moved from farmland to commuter suburb in the 19th and early 20th centuries. One group of buildings within the proposed district, the Quaid Family farmhouses, were […]
The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic buildings and neighborhoods. All landmarks are unique; one could even say that is a pre-condition of landmark status. As defined by the Landmarks Law, each individual landmark is a structure or physical improvement that possesses “a special character or special historical or aesthetic […]
The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic buildings and neighborhoods. All landmarks are unique; one could even say that is a pre-condition of landmark status. As defined by the Landmarks Law, each individual landmark is a structure or physical improvement that possesses “a special character or special historical or aesthetic […]
Wednesday morning’s news cast on WBGO Jazz 88 Radio will be featuring a story (every half hour between 6 & 9 am!) about the Demolition Review Amendment proposed by the 93rd Street Beautification Association and submitted to the NYC Council on June 9, 2008. So tune in Wednesday morning July 2nd to hear what WBGO […]
