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.
A public hearing on the revised rules amendments proposed by the LPC was held in October, 2018. The revised rules can be read here. In 2019, the LPC issued the LPC PERMIT GUIDEBOOK: How to Get Staff Level Approvals.
COVID-19 Response
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has resumed hearings at its office at 1 Centre Street, but continues to provide livestreams on their YouTube channel. The public can watch a hearing on the LPC’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/nyclpc/videos
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Past C of A Items ~ 2022
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On Hold, Recently Covered at Staff Level or Withdrawn
165-167 West 86th Street, aka 541 Amsterdam Avenue
Building address and name: 165-167 West 86th Street, aka 541 Amsterdam Avenue – West Park Presbyterian Church Individual Landmark
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: Henry Franklin Kilburn, and Leopold Eidlitz
Original Date of Construction:1889-1890, and 1883-1885
LPC hearing date: June 14, 2022, via YouTube, NO ACTION
LPC meeting dates: July 19, 2022, via YouTube, NO ACTION
** PLEASE NOTE: At the July 19th meeting, Chair Carroll noted they do not expect to make a decision until AFTER LABOR DAY. The LPC has retained experts for independent analysis. After those experts present their findings and additional questions are responded to, the Commission will take a vote. **
LPC Application: Application is to demolish the building, pursuant to Section 25-309(b)(2), on the grounds of hardship.
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471 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 471 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I
Original Architect: McKim, Mead & White
Original Date of Construction: 1885-86; 1912-13
LPC hearing date: Tuesday December 13th, via Youtube, NO ACTION
LPC Application: Application is to alter the facade and construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
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Learn more about 471 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE.
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328 West 108th Street
Building address and name: 328 West 108th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1898-1900
LPC hearing date: December 8, 2020, via YouTube, NO ACTION
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the application of elastometric coating to the façade in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect 19-37925.
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Learn more about 328 West 108th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
170 Central Park West
Building address and name: 170 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: York and Sawyer
Original Date of Construction: 1903-1908, with wings added in 1937-1938 by Walker and Gillette
LPC hearing date: July 14, 2020, via YouTube, NO ACTION
LPC Application: Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows.
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Learn more about 170 Central Park West from our ADVOCACY ARCHIVE.
Belvedere Castle Paths
Building address and name: Belvedere Castle Paths
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Central Park Scenic Landmark
Original Architect: Jacob Wrey Mould & Julian Munchkwitz
Original Date of Construction: 1867
LPC Application: Application is to construct a pathway and walls for barrier-free access.
LPC hearing date: May 2, 2017
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Past C of A Items ~ 2022
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514 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 514 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: 1923-1924
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022, LAID OVER; Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to install a through wall HVAC louver.
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Read the Social History of this Landmark!
340-344 West 72nd (The Chatsworth Apartments & Annex)
Building address and name: 340 West 72nd (The Chatsworth Apartments & Annex)
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: The Chatsworth Apartments & Annex
Original Architect: John E. Scharsmith
Original Date of Construction: 1902-04 & 1905-06
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, December 13th, via Youtube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is for a rooftop addition on the Annex.
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Read the Social History for this Landmark!
48 West 85th Street
Building address and name: 48 West 85th 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 hearing date: Tuesday December 6, 2022, via YouTube. APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS.
LPC Application: Application is for a one-story rooftop addition and replacement of rear facade.
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Read the Social History of this Landmark!
780 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 780 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: George & Edward Blum
Original Date of Construction: 1912-1914
LPC PUBLIC HEARING date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022, via YouTube, NO ACTION — The applicant can work with LPC staff and submit a masterplan reflecting the original conditions which can be approved at staff level, or they can prepare an alternate design for the full commission to review in the future.
LPC PUBLIC MEETING date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to establish a masterplan governing the future installation of windows.
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Learn more about 780 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE.
143 West 72nd Street
Building address and name: 143 West 72nd Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Boak & Paris
Original Date of Construction: 1935
LPC PUBLIC HEARING date:Tuesday November 9, 2021, via YouTube, NO ACTION
LPC PUBLIC MEETING date: Tuesday November 22, 2022, via Youtube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is for a full-width rear yard addition on the third and fourth floors with the addition of a Juliette balcony on the new proposed rear facade, new fenestration, and the removal of common brick and recladding the rear facade in stucco; and the addition of a fifth floor with rooftop stair and elevator bulkheads.
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231-233 West 74th Street
Building address and name: 231-233 West 74th Street
Building’s Historic District:
West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: William J. Merritt
Original Date of Construction: 1885-86
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 via YouTube, LAID OVER; Tuesday, October 11, 2022, No Action, No Quorum. October 18, 2022, APPROVED.
LPC Application: Application is to reconstruct the front facades.
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2211 Broadway, The Apthorp
Building address and name: 2211 Broadway, The Apthorp
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: The Apthorp Apartments
Original Architect: Clinton & Russell
Original Date of Construction: 1906-1908
LPC Application: Application is to replace stairs.
LPC hearing date: October 18, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
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270 West 89th Street
Building address and name: 270 West 87th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District
Original Architect: Herts & Abramson
Original Date of Construction: 1927-1928
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rooftop addition and replace a transom window.
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022, via You Tube, APPROVED.
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159 West 72nd Street
Building address and name: 159 West 72nd Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Abraham Sperling
Original Date of Construction: 1972-73
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, September 2, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS.
LPC Application: Application is to reclad the facade.
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229 West 71st Street
Building address and name: 229 West 71st Street
Building’s Historic District:
West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Irving Kudroff
Original Date of Construction: 1884, altered 1946-1948
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 via YouTube, LAID OVER; Tuesday, June 14, 2022 via YouTube, LAID OVER, Tuesday, June 28, 2022via YouTube, LAID OVER, Tuesday, July 19, 2022 via YouTube, NO ACTION, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 via YouTube, APPROVED.
LPC Application: Application is to alter and enlarge the building, including replacing the facades.
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50 West 72nd Street
H-2266
Building address and name: 50 West 72nd Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Sugarman & Berger
Original Date of Construction: 1926-27
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to replace storefront windows
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86 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 86 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District:
West 80th-81st Street Historic District
Original Architect: Clarence True
Original Date of Construction: 1897-1898
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
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258 West 97th Street
Building address and name: 258 West 97th Street
Building’s Historic District:
Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: C. Huntington
Original Date of Construction: 1901-03
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to alter the facade to create a barrier-free access entrance and install EIFS cladding at courtyard facades.
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353 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 353 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District:
Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Robert D. Kohn
Original Date of Construction: 1899-1901
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022, via YouTube, LAID OVER; Tuesday, August 2, 2022, via YouTube, LAID OVER; Tuesday, September 13, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to enlarge an elevator bulkhead.
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6 West 95th Street
Building address and name: 6 West 95th Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Horace Edgar Hartwell
Original Date of Construction: 1893-1894
LPC hearing date: June 14, 2022, via YouTube, LAID OVER; July 12, 2022, via YouTube, LAID OVER; Tuesday, August 9, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions, modify a masonry opening, install mechanical equipment, and raise parapets.
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Central Park - North Meadow Center
Building address and name: North Meadow Center
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Central Park Scenic Landmark
Original Architect: Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux
Original Date of Construction: 1910
LPC Application: Application is to modify masonry openings, replace infill, and install retaining walls, storage enclosures, paving and fencing
LPC hearing date: June 28, 2022, Via YouTube, POSITIVE REPORT
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323 West 87th Street
Building address and name: 323 West 87th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District
Original Architect: Francis A. Minuth
Original Date of Construction: 1889
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rooftop addition and replace a transom window.
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022, LAID OVER, June 28, 2022, via You Tube, APPROVED
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330 West 72nd Street
Building address and name: 330 West 72nd Street
Building’s Historic District: West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: George & Edward Blum
Original Date of Construction: 1927
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 via YouTube, NO ACTION; Tuesday, June 28, 2022 (Public Meeting); DENIED
LPC Application: Application is to replace windows.
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225 West 99th Street
Building address and name: 225 West 99th Street – St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Individual Landmark
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: Robert W. Gibson and F. Carles Merry
Original Date of Construction: Church (1890-1891), Parish House (1896-1897), Rectory (1912-1913)
LPC hearing date: June 7, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to alter entrances, install a canopy, construct barrier free access ramps, and enclose an interior courtyard.
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257 Central Park West
Building address and name: 257 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Mulliken & Moeller
Original Date of Construction: 1905-1906
LPC hearing date: June 7, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to enlarge an elevator bulkhead.
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42 West 70th Street
Building address and name: 42 West 70th Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1891-92
LPC hearing date: May 3, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to alter the rear facade.
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Learn more about 42 West 70th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
6-16 West 77th Street
Building address and name: 6-16 West 77th Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Nathan Korn
Original Date of Construction: 1927-28
LPC hearing date: November 16th, 2021, via YouTube, NO ACTION; January 25, 2022, via YouTube, NO ACTION; May 3, 2022, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is replace and enlarge an existing rooftop penthouse.
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Read more about this proposal from: ILoveTheUpperWestSide, Business Insider, CRAINS, The New York Times, The Guardian a second article in The Guardian, and CURBED
51 West 70th Street
Building address and name: 51 West 70th Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Gilbert A. Schellenger
Original Date of Construction: 1890-91
LPC hearing date: April 12, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to alter the front façade and areaway, install ironwork, and modify window openings
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Learn more about 51 West 70th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
117 West 81st Street
Building address and name: 117 West 81st Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Henry L. Harris
Original Date of Construction: 1884-1885
LPC hearing date: April 5, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the restoration of the brownstone façade in non-compliance with Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
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325 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 325 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District:
Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Gaetan Ajello
Original Date of Construction: 1920-21
LPC hearing date: March 22, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to install an engraving at the entrance enframement.
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121 West 88th Street
Building address and name: 121 West 88th Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Alonzo B. Kight
Original Date of Construction: 1898
LPC hearing date: March 15th, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rooftop addition, modify masonry openings, replace windows and install Juliet balconies.
Read LW! LPC Testimony
Learn more about 121 West 88th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
61 West 86th Street
Building address and name: 61 West 86th Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: John G. Prague
Original Date of Construction: 1888-1889
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to replace a storefront.
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Learn more about 61 West 86th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
393 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 393 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District:
West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Goldner & Goldner
Original Date of Construction: 1927
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021, LAID OVER; Tuesday, January 4, 2021, LAID OVER; Tuesday, January 25, 2021 via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to install a marquee, modify masonry openings and install windows, and modify a rooftop addition.
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Learn more about 393 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Delacorte Theatre
Central-Park-Delacorte-Theatre
Building address and name: Delacorte Theatre
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Central Park Scenic Landmark
Original Architect: N/A
Original Date of Construction: 1962
LPC Application: Application is to modify the shell; replace cladding, infill, signage, lighting towers, seating, stairs, decking and fencing; install a canopy and banners; and construct a barrier free access ramp.
LPC hearing date: January 25, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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315 Central Park West
Building address and name: 315 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Schwartz & Gross
Original Date of Construction: 1911-12
LPC hearing date: January 11th, 2022, via YouTube, NO ACTION; February 22nd, 2022 (Public Meeting), via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to install banner signs.
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Learn more about 315 Central Park West from our BUILDING DATABASE.
23 West 83rd Street
23-West-83rd-Street
Building address and name: 23 West 83rd Street
Building’s Historic District:
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Charles H. Lindsley
Original Date of Construction: 1891-92
LPC hearing date: January 11th, 2022, via YouTube, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to replace a window
Read LW! LPC Testimony
Learn more about 23 West 83rd Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
256 West 88th Street
Building address and name: 256 West 88th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District
Original Architect: Nelson M. Whipple; alterations by C. Jackson
Original Date of Construction: 1884; 1911
LPC Application: Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
LPC hearing date: January 11, 2022, via You Tube, APPROVED
Read LW! LPC Testimony
Learn more about 256 West 88th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
173-175 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 173-175 Riverside
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District
Original Architect: J.E.R. Carpenter
Original Date of Construction: 1925-26
LPC Application: Application is reconstruct and modify the rooftop parapet and balustrade.
LPC hearing date: December 14, 2021, LAID OVER, January 11, 2022, via You Tube, APPROVED
Read LW! LPC Testimony
Learn more about 173-175 Riverside Drive from our BUILDING DATABASE.
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