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Landmarks Applications: Certificate of Appropriateness

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Chess & Checkers House

6-16 West 77th Street

143 West 72nd Street

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.

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 .

FIND CURRENT LPC HEARING CALENDARS HERE.

Building address and name: Chess & Checkers House

Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Central Park Scenic Landmark

Original Date of Construction: 1952

LPC Application: Application is in two parts:

LPC BINDING REPORT: Application is to modify infill and install partitions.

LPC ADVISORY REPORT: Application is to replace a pergoal and paving, install railings and construct a barrier-free-access ramp.

LPC hearing date: December 7, 2021, via YouTube

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Read LW! Testimony

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

LPC Application: Application is replace and enlarge an existing rooftop penthouse.

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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

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.

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