Third Time’s a Charm :: Recap of final public hearing at LPC for West End Avenue

Oct 31, 2011 | architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, photography, preservation, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society

Last Tuesday, October 25th, LANDMARK WEST! joined with fellow West Siders, elected officials, preservation colleagues, and lovers of landmarks to show our continued support for the proposed historic district extensions anchored by West End Avenue. Convened by the...

Tomorrow, We Testify! Come show your support for West End Avenue (and environs)!

Oct 24, 2011 | Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society

WHAT:    Public hearing to consider the Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II               (W. 89th – 109th Sts. – click here for the proposed boundary map) WHEN:   TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 25th, 2011                 Time approx....

Landscape Architecture is “Designing Awesome”

Aug 17, 2011 | Central Park, Central Park app alert, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS

Today via Twitter, LANDMARK WEST! learned about the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) pop-up signage project “Designed by a Landscape Architect”. Columbus Circle, NY. August 17, 2011. The open, green spaces we enjoy–public...

Design Commission Dismisses Layered Significance at Cherry Hill

Aug 11, 2011 | Central Park, Central Park app alert, Central Park Conservancy, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, parks, preservation

UPDATE from the FIELD As reported by Cristiana P. Cherry Hill Concourse, following the 1980s renovation. Thirty years ago, architect Gerald Allen, under the auspices of Peter Gluck & Associates, breathed fresh life into the Cherry Hill Concourse in Central Park. ...

Landmarks Commission Approves Substantial Expansion for West 83rd Street Row House and Rear Yard

Aug 2, 2011 | Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS

UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P. Today at Public Meeting, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) swiftly approved a modified proposal for the row house at 51 West 83rd Street.As reported on the LW! blog yesterday and by the press, this...

Preservation in the Press :: West 83rd Street project in print, on the air

Aug 1, 2011 | architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS

The diminutive row house at 51 West 83rd Street is making a splash.  Or at least the owners would like for it to. At a recent public hearing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, a proposal was reviewed for substantial modifications to this understated row house:...