HDC@LPC Testimony for September 12, 2023

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-23-01667 287 Carroll Street – Carroll Gardens Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A rowhouse designed by William J. Bedell and built in 1874. Application is to modify window openings to install integral sun shades and construct a rear yard addition. Architect: CO Adaptive HDC finds the front facade largely appropriate including the […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for August 15, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-07299 230 Riverside Drive – Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Medieval Revival style apartment building designed by Charles H. Lench and built in 1930-31. Application is to replace windows. Architect: Rebecca Levin Architectural HDC finds this proposal to be inappropriate. We are aware, and appreciate, […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for August 8, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-11231 1235 Dean Street – Crown Heights North Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Romanesque Revival style rowhouse designed by Albert E. White and built c. 1891. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. Architect: NV/Design Architecture HDC finds this proposal insufficiently detailed and does not support it at this time. The […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for July 25, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-08265 154 West 73rd Street – Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Grec style rowhouse with Queen Anne style elements designed by Martin V. B. Ferdon and built in 1882-83. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions and excavate the rear yard. Architect: GLEICHER […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for July 18, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-09528 27 Cranberry Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A vacant lot. Application is to construct a new building. HDC supports this modern infill which we think addresses the site better than the two previous proposals. There is long history of contemporary row house design in Brooklyn Heights […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for July 11, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-09608 Governors Island – Building 555 – Governors Island Historic District ADVISORY REPORT A neo-Georgian style officers’ quarters building built in 1938-40. Application is to alter the façade and install a new entrance with double stair and landing, a new barrier-free access entrance, windows, louvers, and HVAC equipment with screening. Architect: Ciardullo […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for June 27, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-09351 277 Canal Street, aka 277-289 Canal Street, and 418-422 Broadway – SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District Extension CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Renaissance Revival style theater, store, and loft building designed by David M. Oltarsh and built 1927-28. Application is to construct a vertical enlargement and establish a master plan governing the […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for June 13, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-22-09135 165-167 West 86th Street, aka 541 Amsterdam Avenue – West Park Presbyterian Church – Individual Landmark CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Romanesque Revival style church complex designed by Henry Franklin Kilburn and built in 1889-1890, which incorporated an existing chapel designed by Leopold Eidlitz and built in 1883-1885. Application is to […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for June 6, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-02669 150 Calyer Street – Greenpoint Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A flats building designed by B. E. Lowe and built c. 1893-1894. Application is to alter the façade. Architect: IMC Architecture HDC finds the proposed restoration of the facade to be generally appropriate, however, the proposed synthetic materials for the […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for May 23rd, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-09778 and LPC-23-07796 972 Fifth Avenue – Payne Whitney House – Individual Landmark – Metropolitan Museum Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A high Italian Renaissance style house designed by McKim, Mead, and White and built in 1902-1906. Application is to install artwork and light fixtures. Architect: Boa Light Studio and Jean-Marc de Pas HDC […]