
LANDMARK WEST! was founded in the wake of WEST PRIDE, a preceding community effort which challenged Trump City and the redevelopment of the West Side Rail Yards. Seeing increased development pressures on the neighborhood and after a series of inappropriate developments along Central Park West our founders turned their attention towards greater landmarking and land use protections to ensure the neighborhood character and quality of life of the Upper West Side. These concerns are still core to our mission, even as we’ve expanded to address a wider array of issues facing our community.
Latest Positions
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Land Use and Housing
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Application is to demolish a wing and construct a new wing (Wing T).
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Application to replace windows.
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Application is to legalize windows installed without LPC permit (s).
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Application is to legalize the reconstruction of the top floor, construction of the Rear yard addition and alterations to the front facade extension completed in non-compliance.

Belleclaire Rising!
Thanks to the wonders of the internet, one can already access the Sunday New York Times Real Estate Section for the 14th of January. In it, curious minds will find Hotel Belleclaire: A Dowager on the Rise written by long-time resident Michael Milton. LANDMARK WEST!...

Don’t Freeze Out History!
DEFENDING 827-831 BROADWAY LANDMARK WEST! will be testifying at the Landmark Preservation Commission on January 9th for the denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness in which an applicant is proposing a new and intrusive addition to a new downtown landmark. You can...

An Opinion Piece by LW! Board Member Jeffrey Kroessler
The New York Daily News published an op-ed by LANDMARK WEST! board member Jeffrey Kroessler regarding the special monuments commission Mayor de Blasio has appointed to address controversial monuments around New York City. You can find it on The New York Daily News...

UWS District 6 Candidate’s Forum
WEST SIDE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM: The Balance Between Land Use and Quality of Life Hosted by LANDMARK WEST!, Historic Districts Council's League of Preservation Voters & Fordham University Moderated by Lesley Massiah-Arthur, Associate Vice President for...

On April 19, 2017 – the 52nd anniversary to the day of the official signing of New York’s pioneering Landmarks Law of 1965 – LW! President Kate Wood gave a talk to nearly 200 members of the National Arts Club and guests on the past, present, and future of landmarks...