Advocacy, Individual Landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION will hear 137 West 71st Street for Individual Landmark Designation. Tuesday, June 4th from 10:50-11:10 am LANDMARK WEST! is COMING OUT in SUPPORT of this DESIGNATION. READ LW! TESTIMONY Join us to testify,...
architect, architectural, Architectural History Spotlight, architecture, landmark, preservation
In 1891, the high-rise typology was further defined toward what it is known as today with the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri. While it only stands at ten stories, architect Louis Sullivan’s design defined the high-rise’s...
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation
LW! has been hard at work. Read on for news about Yesterday, Today, Thursday, and the future of the Upper West Side! LAND USE YESTERDAY: LW! filed a new appeal against 50 West 66th St. De ja vu? When LW! filed a challenge with the...
Individual Landmark, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission
137 West 71st Street has been protected since 1990 as a building within the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. On Tuesday, May 14th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission calendared the site along with The Cafe Cino (31 Cornelia Street), the...
#votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street
Appeal Filed by LANDMARK WEST! with the Board of Standards and Appeals May 13, 2019 The Statement of Facts submitted by Landmark West’s lawyers was supported by the following documents: Zoning Map Permit Exhibit A: CPC Report N 940127(A), dated December 20,...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy
Community Board 7’s Charter Revision Commission has issued a Resolution following its review of the Commissions’ recommendations. LW! will be weighing in on this matter as well as it affects many aspects of UWS quality of life, development,...
#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK
Upper West Sider and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer told the West Side Rag about her past and why she enjoys so much of her job–from working to fix the subway, assist in health care and improve education. But there’s a...
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning
In the wake of disappointing results from the Department of City Planning, particularly in their vote to expand their giveaway of 25′ of mechanical void space for every 75′ of program rise to now a 30:75 ratio, LANDMARK WEST! has been working with fellow...
LPC, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
Image Courtesy SIGMUND Our work involves many agencies and specific documents, codes, laws and shortcuts that become second nature, but may be new to you. We have listed some of the most common below and will update this post as others arise. BSA ...
