West Park Presbyterian Church, at 165 West 86th Street, was designated as an individual landmark on January 12, 2010. The church was designed by architect Henry Kilburn in 1899, including the redesign of an 1885 chapel on the site by prominent architect Leopold Eidlitz. It is widely considered one of the finest examples of the […]
Communities across New York City have been affected by the rise in demolition of landmarked structures over the past three years. As the city-wide advocate for all of New York City’s historically, culturally, and architecturally significant neighborhoods, HDC has been at the forefront of an effort to protect what we are deeming Buildings at Risk […]
On December 1st, 2023 HDC and the Victorian Society New York presented a Policy Report to the Landmarks Preservation Commission outlining what we see as shortcomings and gaps in the agency’s current Scenic Landmark Review process, and offering a host of policy proposals that we believe would improve the process. The report, which was cosigned […]
HDC is the citywide advocate for New York’s architecturally, historically and culturally significant neighborhoods. It is always an honor to work with community partners across all five boroughs to protect the places New Yorkers love. We have compiled the following list of Preservation Resources for Community Partners that HDC hopes will help boost their advocacy […]
HDC is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a 2023 Preserve New York Grant. This generous $16,000 grant from The Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), will fund a Cultural Resource Survey of the Little Caribbean neighborhood, to be undertaken in partnership with […]
On July 19th, HDC and the Bushwick Historic Preservation Association (BPHA) hosted a press conference in conjunction with Council Members Sandy Nurse and Jennifer Gutierrez to demand action and equity from the LPC. At the Press Conference we made a two-fold call to LPC: LPC must ensure Bushwick’s landmarks receive the care they deserve, and […]
HDC mourns the death of fierce preservation and civic advocate Beverly Moss Spatt, PhD, AICP. Beverly was a leader in the New York City preservation and planning communities for more than 50 years. She served as a member of the Historic Districts Council’s Boards of Directors and Advisers for more than two decades and was […]
On Thursday, July 6th, HDC and eight of our colleague organizations sent a joint letter to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation formally requesting that the historic review process for NYC’s Link5G towers be paused until CityBridge and the FCC provide adequate information and a clear timeline for the […]
This March HDC partnered with Pratt Institute’s Historic Preservation Graduate Program to hold Preserving Affordability, a three-panel symposium on using historic preservation to develop and maintain affordable housing in New York City. The three panels used a mix of case studies and “how to” presentations to highlight several overarching themes: The broad range of properties […]
Last month, HDC and our colleagues at the Preservation League of New York State, The Municipal Art Society, and the New York Landmarks Conservancy signed a joint memo in support of legislation which proposes to improve access to the NYS Historic Homeowner Rehabilitation Tax Credit for long-term homeowners in historic neighborhoods in New York City. Currently, the […]
