HDC@LPC – May 15, 2012

DESIGNATION TESTIMONY Item 1 LP – 2087 BOROUGH OF QUEENS BRINCKERHOFF CEMETERY, 60-65 182nd Street The LPC does not just designate sites for what they are, but sees landmarks for what they could be.  Just as a building can be restored to its former glory, so too could the Brinckerhoff Cemetery, the last link this […]

March 27, 2012

ITEMS TO BE HEARD FOR DESIGNATION: Item 1 LP – 2510 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN YORKVILLE BANK BUILDING, 1511 Third Avenue HDC is happy to support the designation of the Yorkville Bank Building as an individual landmark.  The elegant Italian Renaissance Revival-style building is not only a handsome addition to Third Avenue’s streetscape, it is also […]

March 20, 2012

Item 5 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 128751- Block 1145, lot 8- 611 Vanderbilt Avenue – Prospect Heights Historic District A Renaissance Revival style store and flats building designed by Peter M. Cassidy and built in c. 1893. Application is to legalize the replacement of storefront infill and an exterior security gate without LPC […]

March 6, 2012

Public Meeting Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF Manhattan 127674- Block 180, lot 29- 7 Harrison Street – TriBeCa West Historic District A Renaissance Revival style store and loft building designed by William Schickel and built in 1893-94. Application is to install new storefront infill, add a canopy, alter the facades, and construct a […]

June 15, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 104900 Brooklyn, Block: 8502, Lot: 20 1940 East 36th Street – Hendrick I. Lott House, Individual Landmark A Dutch Colonial style wood-frame house built in 1800, incorporating a structure built in 1720. Application is to install fencing, alter circulation paths, construct outbuildings and a barrier-free access ramp. HDC Testimony HDC is thrilled […]

June 1, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 105027 Manhattan, Block: 181, Lot: 16 179 Franklin Street – TriBeCa West Historic District A late 19th-Century Commercial style store and loft building designed by Havilah H. Smith & Son and Hugo Kafka and built in 1888. Application is to legalize the installation of storefront infill without LPC permits. HDC Testimony HDC […]

June 1, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 105027 Manhattan, Block: 181, Lot: 16 179 Franklin Street – TriBeCa West Historic District A late 19th-Century Commercial style store and loft building designed by Havilah H. Smith & Son and Hugo Kafka and built in 1888. Application is to legalize the installation of storefront infill without LPC permits. HDC Testimony HDC […]

March 16, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 105885 Manhattan, Block: 847, Lot: 16 873 Broadway – Ladies’ Mile Historic District LPC Docket Number: 105886 Manhattan, Block: 847, Lot: 7501 888 Broadway – Ladies’ Mile Historic District A second Empire Commercial style store and loft building designed by Griffith Thomas and built in 1868 and 1888. A Commercial Palace style […]

March 16, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 105885 Manhattan, Block: 847, Lot: 16 873 Broadway – Ladies’ Mile Historic District LPC Docket Number: 105886 Manhattan, Block: 847, Lot: 7501 888 Broadway – Ladies’ Mile Historic District A second Empire Commercial style store and loft building designed by Griffith Thomas and built in 1868 and 1888. A Commercial Palace style […]

March 2, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 104962 Brooklyn, Block: 6600, Lot: 119 820 East 16th Street –  Avenue H Station House, Individual Landmark A cottage style office building with Colonial Revival and Queen Anne style elements built in the 20th Century. Application is to install a sculpture. HDC Testimony HDC is incredibly pleased that this project is before […]