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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
