LPC-26-01803 144 Greenpoint Avenue – Greenpoint Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An altered commercial building originally built in 1898. Application is to demolish the building and construct a new building. Architect: Building Studio Architects The Historic Districts Council finds that revisions to the proposal have improved aspects of the design, including the window proportions and […]
LPC-26-08073 480 Willoughby Avenue – Willoughby-Hart Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Arthur Taylor and built c. 1883. Application is to construct a rear yard addition, alter and excavate the areaway, and replace windows. HDC finds the proposed rear yard addition inappropriate in both height and depth. The addition is […]
LPC-26-06747 27 Hamilton Terrace – Hamilton Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An Italian Renaissance-style rowhouse designed by Robert Kelly and William Strom and built in 1897–98. Application is to combine masonry openings and install new infill. Architect: REFORM Architecture The Historic Districts Council is concerned that the combined second-floor opening is overly wide, weakening […]
LPC-25-09125 139 Thompson Street – Sullivan-Thompson Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Grec style tenement building designed by George Holzeit and built in 1875. Application is to demolish the existing building and reconstruct the façade. Architect: EDG Architecture + Engineering The Historic Districts Council finds the demolition of this contributing 1875 tenement concerning and we […]
LPC-26-08000 17 Montgomery Place – Park Slope Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Romanesque Revival style rowhouse designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1887–88. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. Architect: SoudryArchitect The Historic Districts Council wishes to commend this proposal. The rear yard addition is modest in scale and thoughtfully designed, […]
LPC-26-08308 680 Madison Avenue – Upper East Side Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Georgian style apartment building designed by K. B. Norton and built in 1950-51. Application is to modify masonry openings and establish a master plan governing the installation of storefront infill, signage, and windows. Architect: design republic The Historic Districts Council finds […]
LPC-25-05076 68 West 119th Street – Mount Morris Park Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An empty lot, formerly two rowhouses built in 1894 and demolished in 2023. Application is to construct a new building. Architect: Gerald J. Caliendo The Historic Districts Council appreciates the effort to design a contextual new building for this site but has […]
LPC-26-06474 102 Kent Street – Greenpoint Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An altered neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by George A. Kingsland and built c. 1873. Application is to reconstruct a stoop and parlor entrance. Architect: thread collective The Historic Districts Council supports the restoration of the stoop and the return of the entrance to the […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-26-07364 364 Claremont Avenue – Fort Greene Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An Italianate style rowhouse built c. 1850. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. Architect: SK Architectural Design Group The Historic Districts Council finds the proposed rear yard addition excessive in its massing. The multiple stepped-back tiers create a […]
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY LPC-26-06063 145 Wyckoff Street – Boerum Hill Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A modified Italianate style rowhouse built in 1867-68. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. The Historic Districts Council finds the proposed rear yard addition to be modest in scale and generally appropriate to the building and its context. […]
