Landmarks Applications
Certificate of AppropriatenessLandmarks Applications: Certificate of Appropriateness
appropriate [uh-proh-pree-it] suitable or fitting for a particular purpose …but I thought that was a landmark?!? Have you ever wondered how neighbors in landmark buildings can add rooftop additions? Rear yard extensions? Alter stoops? Even the staunchest of preservationists knows that in vibrant communities, changes in the built environment are inevitable. Although landmarks are protected, they are not frozen in time. They depend on our constant stewardship for appropriate maintenance and change. When owners of landmark buildings wish to make changes, they need to apply to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission for what’s called a Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A). LW’s C of A Committee works with building owners and their architects to advise on design and protect the integrity of our constantly evolving neighborhood.
Past C of A Items ~ 2016
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322 Central Park West
Building address and name: 322 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: George and Edward Blum
Original Date of Construction: 1926
LPC Application: Install planting beds in the areaway
LPC hearing date: April 5, 2016, APPROVED
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326 West 77th Street
Building address and name: 326 West 77th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End Collegiate Historic District
Original Architect: Charles T. Mott
Original Date of Construction: 1891-92
LPC Application: Install a stoop, alter the areaway, construct rooftop and rear additions, and excavate the rear yard
LPC hearing date: April 5, 2016, APPROVED
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473 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 473 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside West End Historic District Extension I
Original Architect: Gaetan Ajello
Original Date of Construction: 1923-24
LPC Application: Install a rooftop bulkhead with canopy
LPC hearing date: May 3, 2016; Approved as a CNE 9/27/2016 at Staff Level
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252 West 71st Street
Building address and name: 252 West 71st Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1892
LPC Application: Construct rooftop and rear yard additions and alter fenestration
LPC hearing date: June 21, 2016
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221 West 79th Street
Building address and name: 221 West 79th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Clarence True; Two-Story Extension by S. Walter Katz
Original Date of Construction: 1895-96; modified in 1953
LPC hearing date: October 11, 2016 TBD; Approved at Staff Level
Existing Condition: Photo
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32 West 75th Street
Building address and name: 32 West 75th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: George H. Budlong
Original Date of Construction: 1889-90
LPC Appliation: Construct rooftop and rear yard additions and alter the facade
LPC hearing date: June 21st, 2016, NO ACTION; C of A 11/15/2016
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31 West 71st Street
Building address and name: 31 West 71st Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Robert T. Lyons
Original Date of Construction: 1917
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the installation of a marquee and to reclad it with new fabric.
LPC hearing date: December 13, 2016; APPROVED
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513 Columbus Avenue
Building address and name: 513 Columbus Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: John G. Prague
Original Date of Construction: 1894-95
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the replacement of storefront infill and the installation of awning, signage and light fixtures without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits.
LPC hearing date: November 15, 2016, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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44 West 95th Street
Building address and name: 44 West 95th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: James S. Post
Original Date of Construction: 1886-87
LPC Application: Application is to construct rooftop and rear additions
LPC hearing date: November 15, 2016, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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50 West 77th Street
Building address and name: 50 West 77th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: George F. Pelham
Original Date of Construction: 1902-1903
LPC Application: Application is to legalize signage installed without LPC permits.
LPC hearing date: November 1, 2016 Withdrawn
Presentation Materials Will be posted when available
144 West 88th Street
Building address and name: 144 West 88th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Neville and Bagge
Original Date of Construction: 1893-94
LPC Application: Application is to modify the front entrance and areaway
LPC hearing date: November 1, 2016, Approved
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840 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 840 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: George F. Pelham
Original Date of Construction: 1904
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rooftop addition
LPC hearing date: November 1, 2016; Approved with Modifications
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307 West 103rd Street
Building address and name: 307 West 103rd Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: George F. Pelham
Original Date of Construction: 1895-96
LPC Application: Replace windows, construct a rear yard addition and alter the rear facade
LPC hearing date: September 20, 2016, NO ACTION; October 11, 2016: APPROVED
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40 West 96th Street
Building address and name: 40 West 96th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: George F. Pelham
Original Date of Construction: 1897
LPC Application: Construct a rear yard addition
LPC hearing date: September 20, 2016, LAID OVER; October 11, 2016: Approved
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420 Amsterdam Ave.
Building address and name: 420 Amsterdam Ave.
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Gilbert A. Schellenger
Original Date of Construction: 1890-91
LPC Application: Install storefront infill at 420 Amsterdam Avenue,
LPC hearing date: October 11, 2016, APPROVED
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120 West 74th Street
Building address and name: 120 West 74th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1886-1887
LPC Application: Construct a new stoop and a rear yard addition
LPC hearing date: October 11, 2016, APPROVED W/MODIFICATIONS
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127 West 88th Street
Building address and name: 127 West 88th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Alonzo Kight
Original Date of Construction: 1898
LPC Application: Legalize the installation of an areaway fence
LPC hearing date: October 11, 2016, APPROVED W/MODIFICATIONS
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200 Central Park West
Building address and name: 200 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Vaux and Mould; Cady, Berg and See; Trowbridge and Livingston; John Russell Pope; Charles Volz; and others
Original Date of Construction: 1874-1935; 1965; 2000
LPC hearing date: October 11, 2016, APPROVED; Binding Report
22 West 96th Street
Building address and name: 22 West 96th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Edward Kilpatrick
Original Date of Construction: 1891-92
LPC Application: Replace windows
LPC hearing date: September 20, 2016
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164 West 74th Street
Building address and name: 164 West 74th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Buchman & Fox
Original Date of Construction: 1901-1902
LPC Application: Install an ADA-compliant entrance, construct rooftop additions and alter the rear facade
LPC hearing date: September 20, 2016
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340 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 340 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End – Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Sugarman & Berger
Original Date of Construction: 1925
LPC Application: Replace windows
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2016.
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236 West 101st Street
Building address and name: 236 West 101st Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Gilbert A. Schellenger
Original Date of Construction: 1892-03
LPC Application: Construct rear yard and rooftop additions, raise the chimney, and replace windows
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2016.
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122 West 69th Street - Christ and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Building address and name: 122 West 69th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: William Horatio Day
Original Date of Construction: 1880
LPC Application: Alter the landscape and install gates and signage
LPC hearing date: July 26, 2016 Postponed until September 13, 2016.
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313 Columbus Avenue
Building address and name: 313 Columbus Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Frederick T. Camp
Original Date of Construction: 1889-90
LPC Application: Legalize signage
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2016
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1 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 1 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: C. P. H. Gilbert
Original Date of Construction: 1899-01
LPC Application: Install an entrance canopy and awnings
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2016.
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121 West 81st Street
Building address and name: 121 West 81st Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Henry L. Harris
Original Date of Construction: 1884-85
LPC Application: Construct a rooftop addition and alter masonry openings at the rear facade
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2016.
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466 Columbus Avenue
Building address and name: 466 Columbus Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: George F. Pelham; site altered in 1961 (William J. Freed & Donald E. Freed); site altered in 2006 (Gruzen Samton)
Original Date of Construction: 1961, 2006
LPC Application: Demolish the existing building and construct a new building
LPC hearing date: Heard July 19, 2016; NO ACTION;
September 6, 2016 APPROVED.
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48-50 West 69th Street
Building address and name: 48-50 West 69th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Gilbert A. Schellenger
Original Date of Construction: 1892-6
LPC Application: Install rooftop mechanical equipment
LPC hearing date: August 2, 2016, APPROVED
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299 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 299 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Evan T. MacDonald
Original Date of Construction: 1910-11
LPC Application: Replace a window
LPC hearing date: August 2, 2016, APPROVED
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262 Central Park West
Building address and name: 262 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Sugarman & Berger
Original Date of Construction: 1927-28
LPC Application: Replace windows and install vents
LPC hearing date: July 26, 2016; LPC Action: Approved
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347 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 347 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End Collegiate Historic District
Original Architect: Lamb & Rich
Original Date of Construction: 1891
LPC Application: Construct rear yard and rooftop additions and modify masonry openings
LPC hearing date: July 26, 2016; LPC Action: Approved
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252 West 76th Street
Building address and name: 252 West 76th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Ralph S. Townsend
Original Date of Construction: 1902-03
LPC Application: Install a barrier-free access ramp, alter the areaway, modify the entrance steps and install an entrance marquee
LPC hearing date: July 19, 2016
Presentation Plans, Presentation Elevations
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327 Central Park West
Building address and name: 327 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Nathan Korn
Original Date of Construction: 1928-29
LPC Application: Replace Windows
LPC hearing date: June 14, 2016
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7 West 87th Street
Building address and name: 7 West 87th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Henry F. Cook; Wechsler & Schimenti
Original Date of Construction: 1894; 1960-66
LPC Application: Alter the basement level entrance
LPC hearing date: June 14, 2016
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201 West 81st Street aka 440 Amsterdam Avenue
Building address and name: 201 West 81st Street aka 440 Amsterdam Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Gilbert A. Schellenger
Original Date of Construction: 1894
LPC Application: Install awnings and a barrier-free access ramp
LPC hearing date: April 19, 2016
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25 West 94th Street
Building address and name: 25 West 94th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Gilbert A. Schellenger
Original Date of Construction: 18985-86
LPC Application: Install a barrier-free access ramp, planters, and fencing; construct a rooftop addition, elevator bulkhead, and solar array; modify a window opening; and replace windows and security grilles
LPC hearing date: April 19, 2016
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570-572 Columbus Avenue
Building address and name: 570-572 Columbus Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Jacob H. Valentine
Original Date of Construction: 1893-94
LPC Application: Install Storefront Infill and Signage
LPC hearing date: April 19, 2016
Presentation Drawing, Presentation Drawing
Existing Conditions Photos: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4
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125 West 87th Street
Image taken 01.13.2016
Building address and name: 125 West 87th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Increase M. Grenell
Original Date of Construction: 1883-84
LPC Application: Construct rooftop and rear yard additions and excavate the rear yard
LPC hearing date: February 2, 2016
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225 West 86th Street - The Belnord Apartments
Building address and name: 225 West 86th Street – The Belnord Apartments
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: H. Hobart Weekes
Original Date of Construction: 1908-09
LPC hearing date: March 22, 2016
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315 Central Park West
Building address and name: 315 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Schwartz & Gross
Original Date of Construction: 1911-12
LPC hearing date: March 22, 2016
108 West 74th Street
Building address and name: 108 West 74th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Thom and Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1886-87
LPC Application: Construct a Rear Yard Addition
LPC hearing date: March 22, 2016
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Join our C of A Committee
Does the thought of shaping changes in our neighborhood interest you? LW’s C of A Committee members are key players in shaping the Upper West Side’s future. We welcome architects, designers, historians, attorneys, real estate professionals and anyone interested in volunteering skills and expertise in the pursuit of stewardship of our neighborhood. The Committee meets to review all applications for changes to landmark sites within Community District 7 scheduled to be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Public Design Commission and other public forums. Email Sean Khorsandi seankhorsandi@landmarkwest.org, or call (212) 496-8110 for further details.
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