HDC’s Annual Preservation Conference this past March featured keynote speaker Rohit Aggarwala, director of the New York City Department of Long-term Planning & Sustainability and a key architect of the Bloomberg administration’s PlaNYC 2030. After a full presentation by Mr. Aggarwala on the Plan’s major tenets, HDC convened a group of professional preservation advocates to […]
HDC’s Annual Preservation Conference this past March featured keynote speaker Rohit Aggarwala, director of the New York City Department of Long-term Planning & Sustainability and a key architect of the Bloomberg administration’s PlaNYC 2030. After a full presentation by Mr. Aggarwala on the Plan’s major tenets, HDC convened a group of professional preservation advocates to […]
Not all buildings can be saved by traditional means. In a recent case, one community went above and beyond to save an historic church at the eleventh hour. The church was St. Saviour’s, a rare 1847 Carpenter Gothic style building designed by Richard Upjohn in Maspeth, Queens. The local community organization, Juniper Park Civic Association […]
Not all buildings can be saved by traditional means. In a recent case, one community went above and beyond to save an historic church at the eleventh hour. The church was St. Saviour’s, a rare 1847 Carpenter Gothic style building designed by Richard Upjohn in Maspeth, Queens. The local community organization, Juniper Park Civic Association […]
There will always be new and increased threats to New York City’s historic districts. Late this fall, one such proposal came before the Landmarks Preservation Commission. But as in the past, the preservation community came together to challenge this gargantuan proposal, which would have negatively changed the seaport district forever. The proposal was spearheaded by […]
An increasingly important part of the landmark designation process is the affirmation of landmark status by the City Council. While Council action has always been the final step in the process, ever since the denial of the landmark designation of St. John the Divine in 2003, the Council has gotten more involved in deliberations over […]
Are you fed up with the Transportation Department (DOT) using SoHo as a Petri dish of urban experimentation, ruining your quality of life, but allowing you no input in the process? You are not alone! SoHo residents and businesses have constantly been complaining about the autocratic and paternalistic attitude of the new DOT commissioner, Janette […]
Are you fed up with the Transportation Department (DOT) using SoHo as a Petri dish of urban experimentation, ruining your quality of life, but allowing you no input in the process? You are not alone! SoHo residents and businesses have constantly been complaining about the autocratic and paternalistic attitude of the new DOT commissioner, Janette […]
This just in from the 93rd Street Beautification Association. Help grant their holiday wish! —- NYC’s Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, has long been known for his generous largess – saving, for example, a struggling ballet school uptown, much to the delight and surprise of the very grateful recipient of his unexpected gift. Acts of kindness and good will, […]
From the citybiz real estate newsroom… General Growth puts Festival Marketplace on the Market Portfolio includes Harbor Place & The Gallery in Baltimore, South Street Seaport in New York City and Faneuil Hall in Boston Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) General Growth Properties, the country’s second largest mall owner, has put its Festival Marketplace portfolio […]
