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.
Current C of A Items
Filed applications within our district waiting to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission:
On Hold, Recently Covered at Staff Level or Withdrawn
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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51 West 81st Street
Building address and name: 51 West 81st Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Frederick C. Browne
Original Date of Construction: 1903-1905
LPC Application: Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows.
LPC hearing date: December 13, 2016 LAID OVER
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16 West 76th Street
Building address and name: 16 West 76th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Cleverdon & Putzel
Original Date of Construction: 1899-1900
LPC hearing date: November 1, 2016 TBD
Presentation Materials Will be posted when available
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
Existing Condition: Photo
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38 West 76th Street
Building address and name: 38 West 76th 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: 1891
LPC hearing date: September 13, 2016; No Action
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Past C of A Items ~ 2017
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321 West 103rd Street
Building address and name: 321 West 103rd Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Martin V. B. Ferdon
Original Date of Construction: 1891-92
LPC Application: Application is to alter the front façade and areaway.
LPC hearing date: September 12, 2017, APPROVED
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23 West 69th Street
Building address and name: 23 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
LPC Application: Application is to replace windows, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and alter the rear facade.
LPC hearing date: September 12, 2017, APPROVED
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18 West 74th Street
Building address and name: 18 West 74th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Percy Griffin
Original Date of Construction: 1904
LPC Application: Application is to enlarge window openings.
LPC hearing date: September 12, 2017, APPROVED
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124 West 88th Street
Building address and name: 124 West 88th Street
Building’s Historic District and/or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Samuel B. Reed (Subsequent alterations in 1962 by Ifill and Johnson)
Original Date of Construction: 1886-87
LPC Application: To modify masonry openings at the front and rear facades, replace infill, and alter the areaway.
LPC hearing date: August 8th, 2017, APPROVED
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72 West 69th Street
Building address and name: 72 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: 1892-93
LPC Application: To install a barrier-free access lift.
LPC hearing date: August 8th, 2017, APPROVED
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6 West 95th Street
Building address and name: 6 West 95th Street
Building’s Historic District and/or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Horace Edgar Hartwell
Original Date of Construction: 1893-1894
LPC Application: To Construct a Rear Yard Addition, Install Windows, and Rooftop HVAC Units
LPC hearing date: July 25, 2017, APPROVED
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169 West 85th Street
Building address and name: 169 West 85th Street
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: 1889-90
LPC Application: To construct a rear yard addition, excavate the rear yard, and alter the
façade.
LPC hearing date: July 18th, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Presentation Materials Will be posted once available.
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122 West 73rd Street
Building address and name: 122 West 73rd 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: 1881-82
LPC Application: To Construct Rooftop and Rear Yard Additions
LPC hearing date: July 11, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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113 West 77th Street
Building address and name: 113 West 77th Street
Building’s Historic District and/or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Christian Blinn
Original Date of Construction: 1883-84
LPC Application: To Legalize the Installation of Windows Without Landmarks Preservation Commission Permit(s)
LPC hearing date: June 20, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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310 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 310 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and/or Individual Landmark Status: West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Emery Roth
Original Date of Construction: 1924-25
LPC Application: To Alter Windows and Install Louvers
LPC hearing date: June 20, 2017, APPROVED
Presentation Materials (previous)
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230 West 103rd Street aka Hotel Marseilles
Building address and name: 230 West 103rd Street aka Hotel Marseilles
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: Henry Allen Jacobs
Original Date of Construction: 1902-05
LPC Application: Replace windows
LPC hearing date: May 03, 2016 June 13, 2017; NO ACTION
CURRENT Presentation Materials
FORMER Presentation Materials
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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: 1902-03
LPC Application: Application is to install a barrier-free access lift.
LPC hearing date: May 9, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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269 Columbus Avenue
Building address and name: 269 Columbus Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Charles Buek and Co.
Original Date of Construction: 1888-89
LPC Application: Application is to legalize signage installed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
LPC hearing date: May 9, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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267 Columbus Avenue
Building address and name: 267 Columbus Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Charles Buek and Co.
Original Date of Construction: 1888-89
LPC Application: Application is to replace cast iron vault covers
LPC hearing date: May 9, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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248 West 71st Street
Building address and name: 248 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 hearing date: April 25, 2017, APPROVED
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277 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 277 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: George & Edward Blum
Original Date of Construction: 1925-26
LPC hearing date: April 5, 2016 April 4, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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150 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 150 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District
Original Architect: Maurice Deutsch
Original Date of Construction: 1926-28
LPC hearing date: April 4, 2017, APPROVED
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235 West 75th Street
Building address and name: 235 West 75th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Clinton & Russell
Original Date of Construction: 1900-01
LPC Application: Application is to construct a barrier-free access ramp
LPC hearing date: March 21, 2017, APPROVED
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225 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 225 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: William H. Birkmire
Original Date of Construction: 1903
LPC Application: Application is to alter the areaway and install a barrier-free access lift, signage and lighting
LPC hearing date: March 21, 2017, APPROVED
Presentation Materials & Detail Sheets 1, 2
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91 Central Park West
Building address and name: 91 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: 1928-29
LPC Application: Application is to alter windows
LPC hearing date: March 21, 2017, APPROVED
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80 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 80 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside Drive – West 80th-81st Street Historic District
Original Architect: Maurice Deutsch
Original Date of Construction: 1926-27
LPC Application: Application is to install rooftop mechanical equipment and screening
LPC hearing date: March 21, 2017, APPROVED
Presentation Materials will be posted
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275 Central Park West
Building address and name: 275 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Emery Roth
Original Date of Construction: 1930-31
LPC Application: Application is to enlarge a rooftop bulkhead
LPC hearing date: March 21, 2017, APPROVED
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137 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 137 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District
Original Architect: Charles E. Birge
Original Date of Construction: 1906-07
LPC Application: Application is to install a barrier-free access lift
LPC hearing date: March 21, 2017, APPROVED
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151 Central Park West - The Kenilworth
Building address and name: 151 Central Park West – The Kenilworth
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Central Park West – West 76th Street Historic District
Original Architect: Townsend, Steinle & Haskell
Original Date of Construction: 1906-08
LPC hearing date: March 7, 2017, APPROVED
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36 West 94th Street
Building address and name: 36 West 94th 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: 1888
LPC hearing date: March 7, 2017, APPROVED
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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: February 21, 2017, Approved with Modifications
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168-170 West 79th Street
Building address and name: 168-170 West 79th 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: 1890
LPC Application: Application is to alter the rooftop bulkheads, construct a rooftop playground, and install mechanical equipment.
LPC hearing date: January 10, 2017, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
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39 West 67th Street
Building address and name: 39 West 67th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Pollard and Steinam
Original Date of Construction: 1906-07
LPC Application: Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows.
LPC hearing date: January 10, 2017, APPROVED
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351 Amsterdam Avenue
Building address and name: 351 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: 1895
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the installation of storefront infill installed in non-compliance with Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
LPC hearing date: January 10, 2017; DENIED
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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 typically meets monthly to review all applications for changes to landmark sites within Community District 7 scheduled to be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Art Commission and other public forums. Email Sean Khorsandi seankhorsandi@landmarkwest.org, or call (212) 496-8110 for further details.
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