First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Watch List
dnainfo.com has a great article covering Community Board 7’s full board meeting from Tuesday. At this meeting, the full board declined to follow the Land Use Committee’s vote to approve Board of Standards and Appeals “BSA” variances which would have allowed the developer concessions to shirk certain building...
First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Watch List
On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a Public Meeting on 361 Central Park West where architects presented their plans for multiple alterations to the exterior of this Individual Landmark, designed by Carrere & Hastings. Please find a copies of LANDMARK WEST! President Kate Wood ‘s letter to...
First Church of Christ Scientist, how the west was won, Landmarks, OHNY, When the Process Works
Don’t panic! This article from The New York Times is from May 1982…nearly 35 years ago. Today, the majestic structure of the (now) First Church of Christ, Scientist[1] is a landmark protected as part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District (designated in 1990). Embracing its stewardship role, the...
Advocacy, First Church of Christ Scientist, Pay to Play
On March 8, the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals gave a proposal to convert the landmarked former First Church of Christ, Scientist at 361 Central Park West to residential use another chance, a decision that allowed the project’s sponsors to avoid a widely expected negative vote on their application. LW! President Kate...
Landmarks at Risk, Watch List
Copy and paste the following text in an email and send it to LPC Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan at comments@lpc.nyc.gov, and please “cc” landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org March 6, 2015 Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, North New York, NY 10007 Dear Commissioner...