LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Title 25, chapter 3 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York (Sections 25-307, 25-308, 25,309, 25-313, 25-318, 25-320) (formerly Chapter 8-A, Sections 207-6.0, 207-7.0, 207-12.0, 207-17.0, and 207-19.0), on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 9:30 A.M. in the morning of that day, a public hearing will be held in the Conference Room at 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Borough of Manhattan with respect to the following properties and then followed by a public meeting. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the hearing or attend the meeting should call or write the Landmarks Commission no later than five (5) business days before the hearing or meeting.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF QUEENS
13-7230 - Block 149, lot 64–
39-56 47th Street- Sunnyside Gardens Historic District
A brick rowhouse with Colonial Revival style details designed by Clarence Stein, Henry Wright and Frederick Ackerman and built in 1925. Application is to replace a fence at the front yard.
Community District 2
BINDING REPORT
BOROUGH OF QUEENS
15-0373 - Block 5013, lot 6–
37-01 Bowne Street-Bowne House - Individual Landmark
An English Colonial style house built in 1661, with subsequent additions in 1680, 1691, and 1830. Application is to construct a new building on the site, alter pathways, and install fencing.
Zoned: Parkland
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF QUEENS
15-0027 - Block 8040, lot 6–
6 Hollywood Avenue -Douglaston Historic District
A Colonial Revival style house built in 1909. Application is to legalize the construction of a pergola in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect 05-8756.
Community District 11
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF QUEENS
14-5208 - Block 10301, lot 49–
112-30 178th Place-Addisleigh Park Historic District
A Colonial Revival style free-standing house built in 1927-28. Application is to alter the porch and a window opening, and replace the roof shingles.
Community District 12
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN
13-1833 - Block 226, lot 33–
67 Pineapple Street-Brooklyn Heights Historic District
A Greek Revival style rowhouse built in 1835. Application is to construct a rear yard addition.
Zoned R7-1
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN
14-9006 -Block 1195,1916, lot 10,13, 47,16–
222-232 & 245-265 Clinton Avenue – Clinton Hill Historic District
A College complex of Italianate, transitional French Second Empire, and neo-Grec style rowhouses built c. 1874-1878. Application is to install fencing.
Community District2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN
13-9161- Block 436, lot 57–
325 President Street-Carroll Gardens Historic District
An Italianate style rowhouse built in 1870. Application is to construct a rear yard addition.
Zoned R6B
Community District 6
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN
15-0116 - Block 267, lot 33–
160 Clinton Street -Brooklyn Heights Historic District
A Greek Revival style rowhouse built in 1845. Application is to demolish an existing a rear yard addition and construct a new rear yard addition, alter the front areaway, and install a skylight.
Zoned R6
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN
14-7985 - Block 1068, lot 47–
861 Carroll Street-Park Slope Historic District
A Romanesque Revival style rowhouse with Italian Renaissance style details designed by Stanley M. Holden and built in 1892. Application is to alter the rear facade.
Community District 6
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9096 - Block 46, lot 3–
100 Broadway-American Surety Company Building-Individual Landmark
A neo-Renaissance style office building designed by Bruce Price and built in 1894-1896, and enlarged in the 1920s with additions designed by Herman Lee Meader. Application is to install signage.
Community District 1
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-6259 – Block 194, lot 13-
38 Walker Street – Tribeca East Historic District
An Italianate style store and loft building built in 1857-58. Application is to replace window.
Community District 1
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-8374 - Block 146, lot 7502–
115 West Broadway-Tribeca South Historic District
A Italianate/Second Empire style store and loft building built in in 1864-65. Application is legalize sidewalk alterations performed in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect 08-1546.
Community District 1
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9043- Block 546, lot 40–
1 West 4th Street, aka 699-705 Broadway-NoHo Historic District
A Modern style educational facility designed by Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland Architects and built in 1978-79. Application is to alter the entrances and paving.
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-8585 - Block 545, lot 11–
718 Broadway - NoHo Historic District
A neo-Classical style store and loft building designed by Charles E. Birge and built in 1906-1908. Application is to replace windows.
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9710 - Block 531, lot 45–
48 Great Jones Street-NoHo Historic District Extension
A Renaissance Revival style store and loft building designed by A.V. Porter and built in 1896-97. Application is to replace storefront infill and remove cast iron vault lights.
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9565 - Block 488, lot 23–
396-398 West Broadway-SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District Extension
Two dwellings built c.1819-20 and c.1829 respectively with later alterations. Application is to replace storefront infill, signage and paint the facades.
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9565 - Block 488, lot 23–
396-398 West Broadway-SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District Extension
Two dwellings built c.1819-20 and c.1829 respectively with later alterations. Application is to replace storefront infill, signage and paint the facades.
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-8770 - Block 230, lot 28–
95 Grand Street-SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
A Romanesque style store building built in 1882. Application is to construct a rooftop bulkhead.
Zoned M1-5B
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9729 - Block 574, lot 35–
18 West 11th Street-Greenwich Village Historic District
A brick rowhouse, designed by Hugh Hardy and built in 1979. Application is to construct a new rear facade and a rooftop addition, and excavate at the cellar.
Zoned R6
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9586 - Block 395, lot 60–
146 Waverly Place-Greenwich Village Historic District
A Greek Revival style rowhouse built in 1839. Application is to construct rooftop bulkheads and excavate at the cellar and rear yard.
Community District 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-8061 - Block 846, lot 26–
860 Broadway, aka 27-29 East 17th Street and 32-34 East 18th Street-Ladies' Mile Historic District
A neo-Grec style commercial store building designed by Detlef Lienau and built in 1883-84 and altered and refaced by F.H. Dewey & Company in 1925. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and replace storefront infill.
Zoned C6-4/M1-5M
Community District 5
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9971 - Block 849, lot 10–
909 Broadway-Ladies' Mile Historic District
A dwelling built in 1843 and altered in the late 19th Century Commercial style in 1899 and again in 1951. Application is to replace windows, paint facade features, and install awnings and signage.
Community District 5
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
15-0189 - Block 994, lot 45–
130 West 42nd Street-Bush Tower - Individual Landmark
A neo-Gothic style commercial building designed by Helmle and Corbett and built in 1916-18. Application is to alter the ground floor and install signage and a canopy.
Community District 5
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-7784- Block 1296, lot 14–
122 East 42nd Street-Chanin Building - Individual Landmark
An Art Deco style skyscraper designed by Sloan & Robertson and built in 1927-1929. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows and louvers.
Community District 5
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-8063 - Block 874, lot 60–
78 Irving Place-Gramercy Park Historic District
A Classical American style apartment building built in 1899 and a one-story electric car house built c. 1904. Application is to infill the primary façade windows, construct rooftop additions, alter areaways, install an addition connecting the two buildings, and alter the front façade of the electric car house.
Zoned R8B
Community District 6
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
12-8624 - Block 1116, lot 29–
2 West 64th Street -New York Society for Ethical Culture-Individual Landmark
An Art Nouveau style institutional building designed by Robert D. Kohn and built in 1909-10. Application is to modify the entrance steps and install a barrier-free access ramp.
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9984 - Block 1183, lot 53–
344 West 72nd Street-The Chatsworth Apartments and Annex-Individual Landmark
A Beaux-Arts style apartment building designed by John Scharsmith and built in 1902-1904 with an Annex Building built in 1905-06. Application is to replace windows, create new window openings, modify window openings, alter the front areaway, and construct a rooftop addition.
Zoned R10A
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9985 - Block 1183, lot 50–
340 West 72nd Street-The Chatsworth Apartments and Annex -Individual Landmark
A Beaux-Arts style annex to the Chatsworth apartments designed by John Scharsmith and built in 1905-06. Application is to modify a window opening, alter the front areaway, and construct a rooftop addition.
Zoned R10A
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9165 - Block 1120, lot 31–
48 West 68th Street-Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
An apartment building designed by Seymour Churgin and built in 1983-85. Application is to replace windows.
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-8840 - Block 1143, lot 42–
128 West 72nd Street-Upper West Side /Central Park West Historic District
A dwelling converted to an apartment building, with commercial spaces at the lower two floors, designed by William J. Minogue and built in 1935. Application is to replace storefront infill and signage installed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9694 - Block 1197, lot 12–
51 West 83rd Street-Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
An Italianate style rowhouse built in 1870-74. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions, and excavate the rear yard.
Zoned R8D
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-7291- Block 1127, lot 61–
313 Columbus Avenue-Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
A Romanesque Revival style flats building with Queen Anne style elements designed by Frederick T. Camp and built in 1889-90. Application is to replace storefront infill.
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
13-7800 - Block 1148, lot 63–
351 Amsterdam Avenue-Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
A Renaissance Revival style tenement building designed by Gilbert A. Schellenger and built in 1895. Application is to construct a rear addition and replace storefront infill.
Zoned C2-7A
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-7431 - Block 1185, lot 75–
357 West End Avenue-West End-Collegiate Historic District
An Eclectic Renaissance Revival style rowhouse designed by Lamb & Rich and built in 1891. Application is to replace windows.
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-8841 – Block 1248, lot 48-
332 West 87th Street – Riverside-West End Historic District
A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by Francis A. Minuth and built in 1890, Application is to construct a rooftop addition
Zoned R8
Community District 7
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
12-8640 - Block 1503, lot 56–
1290 Madison Avenue-Carnegie Hill Historic District
A Renaissance Revival style flats building with stores designed by A.B. Ogden & Co. and built in 1898. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, install storefront infill, create an entrance on East 92nd Street and install a canopy.
Zoned R-10/MP
Community District 6
MODIFICATION OF USE AND BULK
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
15-0372 - Block 1503, lot 56–
1290 Madison Avenue-Carnegie Hill Historic District
A Renaissance Revival style flats building with stores designed by A.B. Ogden & Co. and built in 1898. Application is to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a report to the City Planning Commission relating to a Modification of Bulk pursuant to Section 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution.
Zoned R10/MP
Community District 6
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-7466 - Block 1393, lot 70–
973 Fifth Avenue-Metropolitan Museum Historic District
A neo-Italian Renaissance style town house designed by McKim, Mead, and White, and built in 1902-05. Application is to construct rooftop additions.
Zoned R10
Community District 8
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
14-9395 - Block 1491, lot 11–
19 East 79th Street-Metropolitan Museum Historic District
A rowhouse designed in the neo-Grec style by D & J Jardine and built in 1880 and altered at the first two floors in the neo-Classical style by Herts and Tallant in 1902. Application is to reconstruct the existing rooftop addition.
Zoned R10
Community District 8
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
15-0136- Block 1493, lot 64–
12 East 82nd Street-Metropolitan Museum Historic District
A house built in 1888-89 and altered in the neo-Federal style by Bradley Delehanty in 1920. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate the rear yard.
Zoned R8B
Community District 8
BINDING REPORT
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
15-0139 - Block 1111, lot 1–
Central Park, Fort Clinton and Nutter's Battery Overlooks-Central Park - Scenic Landmark
One overlook, designed in the 1940s and one overlook, redesigned in the 1940s, at the sites of early 19th century fortifications, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1856 by Olmsted and Vaux. Application is to replace walls, fencing, curbing, paving, and benches; modify a monument; install a flagpole; and remove a lamppost.
Community District 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
BINDING REPORT
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
15-0203 - Block 2058, lot 11–
280 Convent Avenue, aka 451 West 141st Street-Hamilton Heights Historic District
A Beaux-Arts style rowhouse designed by Henri Fouchaux and built in 1899-1902. Application is to construct a rear yard addition and replace windows.
Zoned R6A
Community District 9