Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Watch List
Dear Neighbor: With so many critical, big-picture policy issues facing our neighborhood and city (eroding zoning protections, weakening the landmarks law, the list goes on), it’s all too easy to lose sight of the trees for the forest. A specific example of a...
architecture, CENTRAL dARK, Congregation Shearith Israel, Watch List
Are there new towers in the future of this skyline? This is the important and pressing question LW’s study by WXY architect Claire Weisz seeks to answer. .. The urgent need to study Central Park West emerged out of a series of proposals to alter the...
architecture, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, NYC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
LANDMARK WEST! asked BFJ Planning to review Mayor De Blasio’s City Planning proposals “Zoning for Quality and Affordability” and “Mandatory Inclusionary Housing”. Click here for a copy of their full critique. Below are some of their...
architecture, Backlog 95, NYC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
In preparation for the November 5 & 12, 2015 Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) hearings, we have received many written statements in support of designating the former Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) Powerhouse and the St. Michael’s Episcopal Church...
