LPC Docket Number: 104968 Brooklyn, Block: 45, Lot: 7509 72 Front Street – DUMBO Historic District An Industrial neo-Classical style factory building designed by William Higginson and built in 1911. Application is to install a bracket sign. HDC Testimony While bracket signs may be fitting for traditional shopping districts such as the Ladies’ Mile, they […]
LPC Docket Number: 103725 Manhattan, Block: 530, Lot: 19 25 Great Jones – NoHo Historic District A partially constructed building. Application is to approve revisions to the design of the facades. HDC Testimony HDC finds 25 Great Jones Street to not only be inappropriate for the NoHo Historic District, but also an example of what […]
January 19, 2010 Statement of the Historic Districts Council Regarding the Proposed Landmark Designation of 65 Schofield Street aka 240 William Avenue, Borough of The Bronx The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods and buildings. HDC is pleased to have the opportunity to speak in favor of the designation […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Designation Hearing July 14, 2009 Item 1 BOROUGH OF Manhattan LP 2338 WEST PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Historic Districts Council is the advocate for New York City’s designated historic districts and neighborhoods meriting preservation. HDC has long been concerned about the preservation of our city’s precious and irreplaceable historic […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Designation Hearing July 14, 2009 Item 1 BOROUGH OF Manhattan LP 2338 WEST PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Historic Districts Council is the advocate for New York City’s designated historic districts and neighborhoods meriting preservation. HDC has long been concerned about the preservation of our city’s precious and irreplaceable historic […]
LPC Docket Number: 103819 Bronx, Block: 2281, Lot: 10 431-445 East 136th Street – Bertine Block Historic District Two rows of Renaissance Revival style tenements, designed by Harry T. Howell, built in 1897-98 and 1898-99. Application is to install a barrier free access at the areaway and install windows. HDC Testimony Wonderful work has gone […]
LPC Docket Number: 101256 Staten Island, Block: 955, Lot: 1 460 Brielle Avenue – NYC Farm Colony-Seaview Hospital Historic District Historic District A tuberculosis hospital complex constructed between 1908-1937. Application is to construct a new building and parking lot. HDC Testimony While construction of a new building that continues the spirit and use of the […]
LPC Docket Number: 102970 Queens, Block: 8036, Lot: 26 344 Grosvenor Street – Douglaston Historic District A Colonial Revival style house designed by Philip Resnyk and built in 1935. Application is to replace the roof. HDC Testimony HDC is opposed to the use of asphalt shingles on this prominent hipped roof in the Douglaston Historic […]
Hearing Date: 8/11/2009 LPC Docket Number: 098532 Brooklyn, Block: 301, Lot: 44 155 Warren Street – Cobble Hill Historic District A Greek Revival style rowhouse built in 1838. Application is to construct dormers at the roof. HDC Testimony While the commission has approved dormers on the front facades of similar buildings, HDC finds these proposed […]
Hearing Date: 8/4/2009 Agency Rule Making City Wide A proposed amendment to section 13.04 of the rules of the Commission Title 63 of the Rules of the City of New York, relating to the payment and application fees for certain work, pursuant to the City Administrative Procedures Act. HDC Testimony HDC is opposed to these […]
