CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-09048 4695 Independence Avenue – Greystone Gatehouse – Individual Landmark CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Picturesque style cottage attributed to James Renwick Jr. and Joseph Sands and built in 1863-68. Application is to construct an addition and replace roofing materials. Architect: HAL A. DORFMAN ARCHITECT HDC finds the proportions and massing of the […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-09894 157 Duane Street – Tribeca West Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS An Italianate style store and loft building built in 1856-57. Application is to legalize the installation of an awning without Landmarks Preservation Commission Permit(s). HDC finds this legalization to be inappropriate. Tribeca West Historic District is known for its […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-08904 38 State Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A commercial garage built c. 1900. Application is to demolish portions of the building and construct a new building on the lot. Architect: THE BROOKLYN STUDIO Brendan Coburn is a member of HDC’s Public Review committee. He presented this item […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-10179 172 St. Paul’s Avenue – St. Paul’s Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Greek Revival style rectory building later converted to a free-standing residence built c. 1830s. Application is to legalize the construction of a portico and the installation of a porch railing without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-07606 Pier A (aka 22 Battery Place) – Individual Landmark Manhattan ADVISORY REPORT A pier building designed by George Sears Greene, Jr., and built in 1884-86, with an addition built in 1900. Application is to replace windows. Architect: Battery Park City Authority HDC finds the proposed aluminum clad wooden windows to be […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-08411 956 Park Place – Crown Heights North Historic District II CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Romanesque Revival style rowhouse designed by by Axel S. Hedman and built c. 1897. Application is to remove a bay window and construct a rear yard addition. Architect: Etelamaki Architecture HDC finds that the proposed removal of […]
LPC-25-08170 20 West Drive, Prospect Park – Scenic Landmark ADVISORY REPORT A primarily naturalistic style park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1866-73. Application is to install wayfinding signage. Architect: NYC Parks and Prospect Park Alliance HDC finds the proposed volume and variety of signage inappropriate for an Olmsted and Vaux landscape, […]
LPC-25-07196 52 East 64th Street – Upper East Side Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Classical style rowhouse built pre-1879 and altered by Frederick Sterner in 1916-17. Application is to modify the front façade, construct a rooftop addition, demolish a rear addition, and reconstruct and raise the rear facade. Architect: New York Design HDC supports all […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-23-05982 5294 Sycamore Avenue – Riverdale Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A neo-Georgian style freestanding house. Application is to construct additions Architect: Building Studio Architects HDC finds this project appropriate, well proportioned, and well detailed. We believe this proposal sets a good precedent for this district, because of its modest scale, contextual […]
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY LPC-25-08243 185 Bainbridge Street – Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A Neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by John Pattent and built in 1884. Application is to legalize the construction of a rear yard addition without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). Applicant: DMAD This was a large project to undertake without permits. […]
