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 […]

March 15, 2011

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 […]

March 1, 2011

Item 1 PROPOSED RULES AMENDMENTS In general, HDC finds the proposed changes to the rules for staff-level permits to be positive ones that will help ensure the integrity of landmarked buildings by setting forth clear standards of preservation practice that will allow applicants to receive permits more speedily when adhering to these standards. The standards […]

March 1, 2011

Item 1 PROPOSED RULES AMENDMENTS In general, HDC finds the proposed changes to the rules for staff-level permits to be positive ones that will help ensure the integrity of landmarked buildings by setting forth clear standards of preservation practice that will allow applicants to receive permits more speedily when adhering to these standards. The standards […]

February 15, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 108326 Brooklyn, Block: 1063, Lot: 7 75 7th Avenue aka 180 Berkeley Place – Park Slope Historic District A Romanesque Revival style apartment house designed by M.J. Morrill and built in 1888. Application is to install an exhaust duct and new storefront infill. HDC Testimony In general, the proposed storefront is an […]

February 1, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114240 Manhattan, Block: 1185, Lot: 25 333 West End Avenue – West End Collegiate Historic District A neo-Venetian Gothic style apartment building desinged by Emery Roth and built in 1925. Application is to legalize the installation of AC condensers without LPC permits. HDC Testimony When condenser units are proposed for the roof […]

February 1, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114240 Manhattan, Block: 1185, Lot: 25 333 West End Avenue – West End Collegiate Historic District A neo-Venetian Gothic style apartment building desinged by Emery Roth and built in 1925. Application is to legalize the installation of AC condensers without LPC permits. HDC Testimony When condenser units are proposed for the roof […]

HDc Testimony on the Interior of the Manufacturer's Trust Company

February 1, 2011 Statement of the Historic Districts Council before the Landmarks Preservation Commission In support of the preservation of the interior of 510 Fifth Avenue As a New York City Designated Interior Landmark The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods and buildings. HDC is pleased to have this […]

January 18, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114239 Brooklyn, Block: 1165, Lot: 17 268 Park Place – Prospect Heights Historic District A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse with Romanesque Revival style elements designed by William H. Reynolds and built c. 1897. Application is to install rooftop skylights and solar panels, alter the areaway and modify rear façade. HDC Testimony HDC […]

January 18, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114239 Brooklyn, Block: 1165, Lot: 17 268 Park Place – Prospect Heights Historic District A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse with Romanesque Revival style elements designed by William H. Reynolds and built c. 1897. Application is to install rooftop skylights and solar panels, alter the areaway and modify rear façade. HDC Testimony HDC […]