July 15, 2008 HDC would like to thank the Commission for continuing the Public Hearing and allowing for further public testimony on this very important, precedent setting matter. In its presentation on June 3rd, St. Vincent’s clearly stated their charitable purpose, their dedication to their mission, their importance in this community and the need to […]
July 15, 2008 HDC would like to thank the Commission for continuing the Public Hearing and allowing for further public testimony on this very important, precedent setting matter. In its presentation on June 3rd, St. Vincent’s clearly stated their charitable purpose, their dedication to their mission, their importance in this community and the need to […]
From Crain’s: Whitney Museum selling nearby townhouses Theresa Agovino Published: August 1, 2008 – 2:39 pm The Whitney Museum of American Art is seeking to sell at least some of the townhouses next to its Madison Avenue location that were slated to be part of a now-defunct, controversial plan to expand on the Upper East […]
From Crain’s: Whitney Museum selling nearby townhouses Theresa Agovino Published: August 1, 2008 – 2:39 pm The Whitney Museum of American Art is seeking to sell at least some of the townhouses next to its Madison Avenue location that were slated to be part of a now-defunct, controversial plan to expand on the Upper East […]
Dorm Looms Over Neighborhood by Jillian Abbott , Queens Chronicle Reporter Attempts to halt or even slow St. John’s University from building a six-story dorm on Henley Road in residential Jamaica Estates appear to have failed. St. John’s confirmed that construction continues at the site, located at 172-14 Henley Road, despite an independent engineer’s report […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Certificate of Appropriateness Hearing July 15, 2008 Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 08-8617- Block 617, lot 55- 20 7th Avenue – Greenwich Village Historic District A contemporary institutional building designed by Arthur A. Schiller and Albert Ledner and built in 1962-63. Application is to demolish the […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Certificate of Appropriateness Hearing July 15, 2008 Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 08-8617- Block 617, lot 55- 20 7th Avenue – Greenwich Village Historic District A contemporary institutional building designed by Arthur A. Schiller and Albert Ledner and built in 1962-63. Application is to demolish the […]
FromThe New York Times July 9, 2008 HISTORICAL SOCIETY DROPS PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND TOWER By GLENN COLLINS After a year and a half of controversy and intense opposition by preservationists and neighborhood groups, the New-York Historical Society at 77th Street and Central Park West has abandoned its pursuit of a $100 million, 23-story luxury […]
FromThe New York Times July 9, 2008 HISTORICAL SOCIETY DROPS PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND TOWER By GLENN COLLINS After a year and a half of controversy and intense opposition by preservationists and neighborhood groups, the New-York Historical Society at 77th Street and Central Park West has abandoned its pursuit of a $100 million, 23-story luxury […]
The calender has been posted, http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/calendar/07_15_08.pdf and if anyone is left standing after St. Vincent’s Hearing, part 4 (The Final Chapter;), the LPC will be calendering the proposed Prospect Heights HD and voting on the West Chelsea HD! The St. Vincent’s hearing will be at Tishman Auditorium in the NYU Law School’s Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington […]
