Architectural History Spotlight, Central Park West, Landmark West, West 72nd Street
In these days of staying in and laying low, we are all grateful to have a space somewhere to hunker down. A room of one’s own. Or, in the case of a very few, a tower. Central Park West is known world-wide for its iconic twin-towered Emery Roth buildings of...
361 Central Park West, Advocacy, C of A, Carrere and Hastings, Central Park West, Children's Museum of Manhattan, Landmarks Preservation Commission
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist is again in the news. We excitedly noted that the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) had purchased the Carrere and Hastings individual landmark from a developer. Now see the...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Central Park West, Watch List
2018 ended in a flurry, and LANDMARK WEST! met the deadline to file a Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) challenge against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the Jewish Guild for the Blind and Congregation Habonim’s synagogue). 2019 begins...
adaptive reuse, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, Children's Museum of Manhattan, First Church of Christ Scientist, museum, Upper West Side, UWS
Central Park West Ahoy! 2018 begins with a bang! Just this week we mentioned that the TIDES ARE TURNING and we have another great example to share. After a prolonged battle to protect the former First Church of Christ, Scientist built 1899-1903...
