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/
FIND CURRENT LPC HEARING CALENDARS HERE.
Recent UWS Hearings and LW Testimony
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
LPC Application: Application is to replace windows.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 330 West 72nd Street 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 hearing date: November 9, 2021, via YouTube, NO ACTION
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.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 143 West 72nd Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
500 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 500 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Schwartz & Gross
Original Date of Construction: 1914-1915
LPC Application: Application is to establish a windows masterplan.
LPC hearing date: November 9th, 2021, via YouTube, NO ACTION
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 500 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE.
114 West 86th Street
Building address and name: 114 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: J. M. Felson
Original Date of Construction: 1927-1928
LPC hearing date: October 26, 2021 LAID OVER via Zoom
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the replacement of windows replacedwithout LPC permits.
View Presentation Materials (will be posted once available)
Read LW! Testimony (will be posted once written)
Learn more about 114 West 86th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
360 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 360 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District:
Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Gaetan Ajello
Original Date of Construction: 1915
LPC hearing date: Not Yet Scheduled, via Zoom
LPC Application: Application is to replace ornamental terra cotta with GFRC
View Presentation Materials (will be posted once available)
Read LW! Testimony (will be posted once written)
Learn more about 360 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE.
327 West 76th Street
Building address and name: 327 West 76th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End – Collegiate Historic District
Original Architect: Charles T. Mott
Original Date of Construction: 1891-1892
LPC hearing date: April 6, 2021,LAID OVER; April 20, 2021, LAID OVER; via YouTube
LPC Application: Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
View Presentation Materials (will be posted once available)
Read LW! Testimony (will be posted once written)
Learn more about 327 West 76th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE, and from Tom Miller’s DAYTONIAN IN MANHATTAN post of April 10, 2012 and Christopher Gray’s STREETSCAPES Column of April 12, 2012
On Hold, Recently Covered at Staff Level or Withdrawn
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.
Read LW! Testimony
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.
Read LW! Testimony
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
Read LW! Testimony
Past C of A Items ~ 2022
Open the toggles to see the building details.
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.
Read LW! LPC Testimony
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.
View REVISED Presentation Materials
View RE-REVISED Presentation Materials
Read LW! CB7 Testimony
Read LW! LPC Testimony
Learn more about 6-16 West 77th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
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
Read LW! Testimony
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).
View CURRENT Presentation Materials
View ORIGINAL 2008 Presentation Materials
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 117 West 81st Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
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.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 325 Riverside Drive from our BUILDING DATABASE.
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.
Read LW! Testimony
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.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 393 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Delacorte Theatre
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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
Read LW! Testimony
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.
View REVISED Public Meeting Presentation Materials
Read LW! LPC Testimony
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.
C of A Archive:
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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