Yesterday, scaffolding was erected to allow for disfiguring alterations to 859 Lexington Avenue and 861-863 Lexington Avenue, also known as the Kean Residence or Crocodile Hall. In an increasingly common tactic, permits have been filed for disfiguring work to historic buildings presumably to avoid landmark designation. Current permits from the DOB are to demolish the […]
Yesterday, scaffolding was erected to allow for disfiguring alterations to 859 Lexington Avenue and 861-863 Lexington Avenue, also known as the Kean Residence or Crocodile Hall. In an increasingly common tactic, permits have been filed for disfiguring work to historic buildings presumably to avoid landmark designation. Current permits from the DOB are to demolish the […]
2007 was a year of collaboration. Rather than being limited to issues rooted in their surrounding blocks, New Yorkers concerned with preservation and land-use issues throughout the city banded together to support causes throughout the boroughs. These collaborations generated a collective voice loud enough to effectively advocate against various proposals. One such example was the […]
From the New York Times City Room blog http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/guggenheim-will-remain-light-gray/ November 20, 2007, 1:32 pmAre Guggenheim’s True Colors Shining Through?By Sewell Chan The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will remain light gray. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission decided today that the Guggenheim should maintain the same off-white paint shade that it has had since 1992, […]
It might seem like a trivial issue, but at its heart – the notion of how to appropriately regulate a landmark is very serious business. How many buildings in historic districts have had replacement windows or bad siding for decades only to be restored to an appropriate condition later? From the New York Sun Guggenheim […]
FRIENDS of the Upper East Side is pleased to announce the publication of our new walking tour guide, Historic Lexington Avenue: An Expansion of the Upper East Side Historic District by Anthony Robins and Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts. This fun and informative self guided tour covers the newly extended Upper East […]
From the Architectural Record Whitney Designs Downtown as Neighbors FumeAugust 16, 2007by Alec Appelbaum Is the Whitney Museum of American Art’s apparent construction curse site-specific? Neighbors of the institution’s Brutalist home on Manhattan’s posh Upper East Side have rejected three ambitious proposals in 21 years to expand Marcel Breuer’s 1966 building. Now they’re chiding the […]
TOUR OF BETHESDA TERRACE AND MINTON TILES Monday, May 216 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Join FRIENDS for a very special evening tour of the recently restored Bethesda Terrace Arcade and Minton tile ceiling. The treasured tile ceiling was designed by Jacob Wrey Mould in the mid-1860s and manufactured by the Minton Company of Stoke-on-Trent, England. […]
From the New York Times April 15, 2007Street Level Upper East SideWhite Bricks and Pale ImitationsBy JAKE MOONEY MANHATTAN HOUSE, the 19-story slab of an apartment building on a full Upper East Side block bounded by 65th and 66th Streets and Second and Third Avenues, was built to stand out, from its size to its […]
MANHATTAN HOUSE, highlighted in FRIENDS’ exhibit “Landmarks of the Future” will be heard for landmark designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on April 10th, 2007. Located at 200 East 66th Street, Manhattan House is New York City’s first “white brick” apartment building and is one of the most influential examples of post-war housing in New […]
