Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Preserving the City: An Opaque and Lengthy Road to Landmark Status
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission often takes years to act, an examination shows.
Archive for the 'Landmarks Preservation Commission' Category
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Neglected Bronx Landmark Is Getting a New Life, Again
The building at 614 Courtlandt Avenue, among the first buildings built during the Bronx’s transition to city from farmland, is being renovated and has just been put back on the market.
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Streetscapes | Exchange Place: An Early Tower That Aspired to Greatness
Fifty-nine stories does not seem like much now, but when planned in 1929, the City Bank-Farmers Trust Building was to be the tallest skyscraper in the world after the Empire State Building.
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Streetscapes | 171 Macdougal Street: Uncovering the Past, a Church Shapes Its Future
The recent stripping of the daringly modern facade at the 10th Church of Christ, Scientist, on Macdougal Street, to expose the decaying face of its 19th-century precursor seems almost evocative of Dorian Gray.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Norman Marcus, New York City Zoning Expert, Dies at 75
As general counsel to the New York City Planning Commission for more than 20 years, Mr. Marcus drafted many of its labyrinthine codes and designations.
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
900 Fifth Avenue: New Respect for White Brick Buildings
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has required what is apparently the first landmark restoration of a white brick building in New York: the 1960 co-op at 900 Fifth Avenue, at 71st Street.
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Streetscapes | SoHo Historic District: Not Exactly the Wild West
One side of a SoHo street received protection as a historic district in 1973. Why does the unprotected side look so similar?
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Building Proposal by Greenwich Village Hospital Is Rejected
The plan would have demolished nine existing buildings to permit the construction of a 329-foot-tall hospital and a 265-foot-tall luxury condominium.
