HDC@LPC – Testimony for LPC Hearing on March 15, 2016

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below.   Item 2 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF Manhattan 175795 – Block 519, lot […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for LPC Public Meeting on February 16, 2016

Item 2 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 174568- Block 249, lot 1- 100 Clinton Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District A neo-Classical style office building designed by Burke and Olsen and built in 1923. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and to install a rooftop fence, new infill, signage, flagpoles and a marquee. […]

HDC@LPC – Testimony for LPC Hearing on February 2, 2016

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below.   Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF Brooklyn 180027- Block 306, lot 18- […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for LPC Public Meeting on January 19, 2016

Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF Brooklyn 178044- Block 2558, lot 6- 154 Franklin Street – Greenpoint Historic District An Italianate style building built in 1858. Application is to install storefront infill. While No. 154’s façade has suffered a dismal fate compared to its neighbors, this intervention is an opportunity to make it right […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for LPC Public Meeting on January 19, 2016

Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF Brooklyn 178044- Block 2558, lot 6- 154 Franklin Street – Greenpoint Historic District An Italianate style building built in 1858. Application is to install storefront infill. While No. 154’s façade has suffered a dismal fate compared to its neighbors, this intervention is an opportunity to make it right […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for LPC Public Meeting on January 12, 2016

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below. **The following was read into the record on 1/5/2016** 1/12/2016 Items 1 & 2 […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for LPC Public Meeting on January 12, 2016

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below. **The following was read into the record on 1/5/2016** 1/12/2016 Items 1 & 2 […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for LPC Hearing on January 5, 2016

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below. Item 3 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF Brooklyn 176630- Block 1982, lot 50- 48 […]

HDC@LPC Testimony for LPC Hearing on January 5, 2016

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below. Item 3 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF Brooklyn 176630- Block 1982, lot 50- 48 […]

HDC@LPC: Looking Back at 2015

HDC’s Public Review Committee is the only group that reviews every single Certificate of Appropriateness application submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission. This is a tremendous task, but keeps HDC on the pulse of all New York’s historic districts. Our volunteer committee and professional staff examine each proposal with scrutiny, and create intelligent testimony which […]