July 20, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 107888 Manhattan, Block: 587, Lot: 55 39 Barrow Street aka 70-72 7th Avenue South – Greenwich Village Historic District A rowhouse, originally built in 1828 altered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Application is to construct a stoop, modify masonry openings and the areaway, and install railings and a skylight. […]

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 […]

May 18, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 103866 Brooklyn, Block: 301, Lot: 29 274 Clinton Street – Cobble Hill Historic District An Italianate style row house constructed in 1864-67. Application is to construct a rear deck, modify window openings and alter the areaway. HDC Testimony While we approve of alterations to the areaway, HDC finds the proposed deck to […]

May 4, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 091749 Queens, Block: 8017, Lot: 46 343 Knollwood Avenue – Douglaston Historic District A cottage style house designed by G.A. Mezger and built in 1929. Application is to replace the windows. HDC Testimony The removal of four façades worth of original steel casement windows (including ones readily visible from the street) would […]

May 4, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 091749 Queens, Block: 8017, Lot: 46 343 Knollwood Avenue – Douglaston Historic District A cottage style house designed by G.A. Mezger and built in 1929. Application is to replace the windows. HDC Testimony The removal of four façades worth of original steel casement windows (including ones readily visible from the street) would […]

April 20, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 106973 Brooklyn, Block: 1961, Lot: 1 465 Clinton Avenue – Clinton Hill Historic District A neo-Renaissance style house designed by Mercein Thomas and built in 1902. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, create and alter masonry openings, alter the areaway; excavate the rear yard and replace the gate. HDC […]

April 6, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 106293 Queens, Block: 148, Lot: 777 West of 48th Street, East of 47th Street – Sunnyside Gardens Historic District A court, divided into eight rows comprised of 74 houses, covering most of the block bounded by 39th Avenue (north), 48th Street (east), Skillman Avenue (south), and 47th Street (west), designed by Clarence […]

March 9, 2010

LPC Docket Number: 087843 Brooklyn, Block: 211, Lot: 39 55 Middagh Street – Brooklyn Heights Historic District A Federal style frame house built c.1820. Application is to alter the front façade, rebuild a stoop, raise and alter the roofline, install dormers, and construct a rear yard addition. HDC Testimony Built circa 1820, this Federal style […]