[email protected] 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 […]

[email protected] Testimony for May 9th, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-08141 363 Macon Street – Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An Altered Italianate style rowhouse built c. 1873. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions. Architect: ALAO HDC agrees with Brooklyn CB3 that a full-height rear yard extension is inappropriate here. The top two floors of […]

[email protected] Testimony for May 2nd, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-05732 56 West 12th Street – Greenwich Village Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Greek Revival Style rowhouse built in 1843. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions and an in-ground pool in the rear yard. HDC finds the proposed rear facade to be one story too high, especially […]

[email protected] Testimony for April 25th, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-07441 40 East 72nd Street – Upper East Side Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Classical style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928. Application is to install a canopy. Architect: Rice Architects While the canopy itself is perfectly appropriate, we feel a serif font for the address […]

[email protected] Testimony for April 18th, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-06476 64 South Portland Avenue – Fort Greene Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An early-Italianate style house built c. 1852. Application is to replace windows. Our preference for this front facade is an all-wood double-hung window, as existing. Action: Unanimously Approved LPC-22-10801 1040 Grand Concourse – Bronx Museum of the Arts […]

[email protected] Testimony for April 4th, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-06465 33 Joralemon Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A one-story garage building built in the 20th century. Application is to demolish the garage, construct a new building, and create a curb cut. Architect: Steering House Design and Development HDC appreciates the modern aesthetic of this new construction, […]

[email protected] Testimony for March 28th, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-02712 427 East 140th Street – Mott Haven East Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Romanesque Revival/Renaissance Revival style rowhouse designed by Walter H.C. Hornum and built in 1897-1900. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions, construct a connecting building on a portion of the lot, and excavate a […]

[email protected] Testimony for March 14, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-02521 216 Wyckoff Street – Boerum Hill Historic District Extension CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An Italianate style rowhouse built in 1870. Application is to legalize the replacement of a door without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). HDC objects to the inappropriate materiality and configuration of this door. A new door at this location […]

[email protected] Testimony for February 28th, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-06118 Prospect Park – Upper Vale, Vale of Cashmere – Scenic Landmark ADVISORY REPORT A naturalistic park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and built in 1866- 1873. Application is to construct a new building, arbor and retaining/seating walls, reconfigure pathways, replace paving, and install fencing, play equipment and […]

[email protected] Testimony for February 14th, 2023

Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-02673 238 West 11th Street – Greenwich Village Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An Italianate style rowhouse built in 1852-53. Application is to replace a door, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate the rear yard. Architect: Joseph Vance Architects HDC finds this application generally appropriate but feels that the new […]