E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL In This Issue: ‘Everything Old in New Again: Conversation of Historic Properties In Lower Manhattan’ ‘State will not move forward with historic district designation of Gowanus due to overwhelming opposition’ Urban Renewal, No Bulldozer San Francisco Repurposes Old for the Future For Kentile Floors Sign, Star of Brooklyn Skyline, the […]
Voices from the Neighborhood BROOKLYN Doreen Gallo: DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance Interviewed October 7, 2010, by Susan Hopper, HDC board member How did you get started with preservation? In 1997, a developer proposed a plan to develop the DUMBO interbridge area between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. I organized a waterfront subcommittee of […]
San Francisco Repurposes Old for the Future By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN It has gone widely unremarked, maybe because it’s so obvious to people here, that tech firms in San Francisco have not (yet) been moving into new buildings; they’ve been taking over old ones. Twitter has leased a onetime furniture mart on Market Street, and AirBnB has renovated a […]
On Tuesday April 29, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Park Avenue Historic District as New York City’s 111th historic district. HDC is thrilled about this designation and is especially thankful for the LPC’s swift action on this item. However, we are confused by the commissioners’ deliberate decision to specify the Park Avenue […]
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL May 2014, Volume 11, Number 1 In this issue: Park Avenue Gets A New Historic District- But Something Is Missing Happy 25th Anniversary Ladies’ Mile HD!! So what did happen on Park Avenue? On Tuesday April 29, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Park Avenue Historic District […]
‘Upper Park Avenue Designated a Historic District’ DNAinfo By Lindsay Armstrong The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated a 12-block stretch of the Upper East Side as the Park Avenue Historic District Tuesday after a push from local preservationists to protect the area. The 64-building area — bounded by East 79th Street to the south and East 91st Street to the north — […]
Voices from the Neighborhood Telephone Interview on experiences with the Six to Celebrate Program With Susan Hopper, HDC Board Member Date of interview: 8-30-2013 Name: Linda Mariano Email/Tel: [email protected] 718-935-0446 Neighborhood/Group/Year of participation: Gowanus/FROGG (Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus); 2011 Six to Celebrate Participant ——————————————————————————————————- Why did you apply to Six […]
Voices from the Neighborhood Telephone Interview on experiences with the Six to Celebrate Program With Susan Hopper, HDC Board Member Date: 9-13-13 Name(s): Pat Courtney 212-569-0062 Neighborhood/Group/Year of participation: Inwood, Isham Park 2011 ——————————————————————————————————- Why did your neighborhood apply to HDC’s Six to Celebrate? We applied because even though Inwood is a very […]
The Historic Districts Council’s Six to Celebrate groups have been making headlines since the program’s inception. We continue to be very proud of all the amazing work these community groups have accomplished. Most recently Port Morris & The 134th Street Ferry Bridges was officially listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. […]
“There are area owners convinced that investing in their historic buildings makes good business sense.” Real Estate Weekly Preservation Pays! REBNY’S Campaign Against Landmark Protection Is Misguided By Jeffrey Kroessler Renovation, restoration the trend in Midtown East By David V. Griffin Preservation Pays! REBNY’S Campaign Against Landmark Protection Is Misguided Image from the 2011 Bedford-Stuyvesant community […]
