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 […]
On Tuesday, May 23rd, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hear testimony on proposed amendments to the LPC rules. The Amendments will codify certain common approvals, and make certain types of signage, solar panel installations and greenery eligible for staff level approval. Click Below to Read HDC’s full testimony on the proposed amendments to LPC Rules.
Below is an on-going list of press mentions for the Historic Districts Council. Brooklyn Daily Eagle: “Longtime Brooklyn Preservationist Among Those Honored by Historic Districts Council.” June 20, 2024 https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/06/20/longtime-brooklyn-preservationists-among-those-honored-by-historic-districts-council/ BK Reader: “Downtown Brooklyn Historic Coalition Bolstered by Historic Districts Council.” April 7, 2024 https://www.bkreader.com/non-profit-community/downtown-brooklyn-historic-coalition-bolstered-by-historic-districts-council-8541637 CUNY Newsletter: “CUNY DSI-Backed Washington Heights Makes HDC’s 2024 […]
The Historic Districts Council (HDC), is pleased to announce its Six to Celebrate, an annual listing of historic New York City neighborhoods that merit preservation attention. Six to Celebrate is New York’s only citywide list of preservation priorities.
On Monday, March 6th, at 11am, HDC, Docomomo US, and a coalition of community advocates, elected officials, architects and urbanists will gather at 60 Wall Street and release a joint letter calling on the Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the building as both an Individual and Interior Landmark. 60 Wall Street, Roche-Dinkeloo’s 1985-89 Postmodern office tower […]
Ada Louise Huxtable Ella Fitzgerald Lady Deborah Moody Walentyna Janta-Połczyński (née Stocker) Audre Lorde Emma Goldman Odetta Margaret Sanger Alice Austen Jane Jacobs Margaret Cochran Corbin Billie Jean King Edith Wharton Ada Louise Huxtable Ada Louise Huxtable (1921-2013), a native New Yorker, was a pioneer in architectural criticism, and a champion of livable cities. As […]
On February 6th, following up on our December 2022 Press Conference at City Hall decrying the ongoing trend of demolition of landmarked structures across New York, HDC sent a number of new policy recommendations to LPC detailing specific ways the LPC and DOB can work together to prevent demolition of landmarked structures in the future. In […]
For the better part of a year, HDC has been at the forefront of advocacy on behalf of the architectural and material integrity of 60 Wall Street, Roche-Dinkeloo’s 1985-89 Postmodern office tower in Lower Manhattan. We have not only called on the LPC to designate 60 Wall as both an Individual and Interior Landmark, but […]
On January 27, 2023, the New York Times published a Big City column concerning the Seaport Coalition’s successful lawsuit against the Landmarks Preservation Commission over the proposed development at 250 Water Street. Because The Times article falsely pitted preservation against affordable housing, our Executive Director, Frampton Tolbert, responded with this letter to the editor: To […]
On Thursday, January 12th, the Seaport Coalition won its lawsuit against the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The Coalition took the Commission to court over LPC’s inappropriate approval of the Howard Hughes Corporation’s proposed development project at 250 Water Street in the South Street Seaport District. HDC filed an amicus brief in support of the Seaport Coalition’s lawsuit against LPC, going on record to call out what we […]
