City of Yes – Carbon Neutrality Carbon Neutrality – What is it? With the goal of decarbonizing New York City, a number of regulation amendments have been proposed and adopted in recent years to meet ambitious climate goals. The city seeks to reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, with a focus on making our existing...
149 West 63rd Street View of 149 West 63rd Street from south, Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 149 West 63rd Street by Tom Miller In the summer of 1885, 30-year-old architect William Burnet Tuthill received a significant commission from real estate developer A. A. Hughes—the designing of 14 houses along West 63rd Street. (Five years...
340 West 85th Street View of 340 West 85th Street from north; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 340 West 85th Street by Megan Fitzpatrick Jane Harriss Hall, a Deaconess at St Mark’s Church, founded the Three Arts Club after she noticed the benefits of holding a social club in the evenings for students at her church. She also experienced many...
242-244 West 61st Street View of 242-244 West 61st Street from north east, Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 242-244 West 61st Street by Tom Miller In July 1895, the architectural firm of Webster & Thompson filed plans for five, “five-story brick and stone flats” along the south side of 61st Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues...
1845-1847 Broadway View of 1845-1847 Broadway from south east, Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 1845-1847 Broadway by Tom Miller On September 1, 1883, The Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide reported on two planned four-story rowhouses at Nos. 26 and 28 Fifth Avenue. The upscale homes would be constructed by Dr. J. H....
