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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-04408 11-15 East 26th Street – Madison Square North Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Gothic style store and loft building designed by Rouse & Goldstone and built in 1912- 13. Application is to install storefront infill, a revolving door and a marquee, remove interior lot-line walls, reconstruct and alter the […]
Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-22-11971 3 Hillcrest Avenue – Douglaston Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Colonial Revival style freestanding house built c. 1925. Application is to modify a masonry opening and replace a door. HDC finds this proposal generally appropriate but suggests a few minor changes to this scheme. On the front facade, the […]
Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony LPC-23-01133 101 St. John’s Place – Park Slope Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Grec style rowhouse built in 1881-82. Application is to construct a rear yard addition Architect: NDNY Architecture and Design HDC finds the massing of this proposed addition appropriate, but we agree with our colleagues at the Park […]
