January 24, 2012

Item 5 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 126503- Block 214, lot 15- 12 Middagh Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District A 19th century carriage house. Application is to alter the ground floor. HDC is opposed to this application to alter the ground floor as it would greatly affect the building and turn a 19th-century […]

February 7, 2012

Item 6 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 126822- Block 194, lot 28- 52-54 Lispenard Street – TriBeCa East Historic District An Italianate style store and loft building, built in 1866-68 and an Italianate style store and loft building with Second Empire elements, built in 1867-68 and altered in 1937 by the removal of the […]

December 12, 2011 – Public Design Commission

  Statement of the Historic Districts Council Design Commission Public Hearing 12/12/2011 Re:   Reconstruction of the North Harlem Meer Landscape, Shoreline, and Playground The Historic Districts Council is the citywide non-profit advocate for New York City’s designated historic districts and neighborhoods meriting preservation. HDC is happy to see attention being turned to the northern most […]

November 15, 2011

Item 7 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 123607- Block 527, lot 89- 23 Downing Street – Greenwich Village Extension II Historic District An altered Renaissance Revival style rowhouse built in 1826. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, reconstruct portions of the building, and excavate the rear yard. HDC finds the rooftop […]

August 2, 2011

BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN Proposed designation of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District HDC is thrilled to have the opportunity to speak in support of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. The architectural splendor of this remarkable Brooklyn neighborhood speaks for itself. It is one of New York City’s richest and most remarkable collections of 19th-century […]

June 28, 2011 – Designations

Item 15 LP – 2245 BOROUGH OF STATEN ISLAND WILLIAM T. & MARY MARCELLITE GARNER MANSION, 355 Bard Avenue Garner Mansion has been in landmark limbo, heard but not designated, for forty-five years.  HDC has testified before on the striking architecture and the cultural and historic importance of this building, and we hope that its […]

May 3, 2011

Item 10 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 117324- Block 195, lot 26- 178 Dean Street – Boerum Hill Historic District A modified Italianate style rowhouse built in 1859. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions. While we applaud the restoration work going on at the front facade, HDC feels this application for […]

April 19, 2011

Item 7 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 116820- Block 1117, lot 1- Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza – Scenic Landmark A formal space with primarily naturalistic style park designed in 1865 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to alter sidewalks and traffic islands. In general this proposal and the one to […]

April 19, 2011

Item 7 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 116820- Block 1117, lot 1- Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza – Scenic Landmark A formal space with primarily naturalistic style park designed in 1865 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to alter sidewalks and traffic islands. In general this proposal and the one to […]

April 5, 2011

Item 14 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 117194- Block 524, lot 66- 100-110 Bleecker Street – University Village, Individual Landmark A Brutalist style residential complex designed by James Ingo Freed of I.M. Pei & Associates and built in 1964-67. Application is to modify the landscape and install a playground and assorted fixtures. In 1965 […]