Submission For Burnt-Out Landmark In Harlem
NY Yimby reports that a proposal been submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission by PMA Architecture for 449 Convent Avenue, in Harlem, NY.Continue reading
Harlem Building And Historic District Under Consideration For Landmark Designation
Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), unanimously voted in favor of calendaring.Continue reading
Redesign For Hamilton Theater In Harlem
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a revised design by Todd Zwigard Architects for the Hamilton Theater, at 3560 Broadway, in Harlem.Continue reading
Landmarks Will Consider Designating 4 NYC Buildings, Harlem Historic District
NY Curbed reports that the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission moved swiftly on Tuesday to calendar a group of historic structures, and one proposed historic district, allowing for their designation by the Commission in the future.Continue reading
Landmark East Harlem Opposes The City Planning Commission’s Vote
Landmark East Harlem (LEH) was formed to give the community of East Harlem an ongoing voice in how our neighborhood is developed and to support development that preserves the unique cultural and historical significance of the neighborhood. Continue reading
Harlem African Burial Ground Memorial And Mixed-Use Development Approved
Arch Paper reports that while completing work on the Willis Avenue Bridge in East Harlem in the early 2000s, an unexpected discovery was made.Continue reading
Historic Harlem House Once Owned By Bob Dylan For $3.7M
The four-story townhouse at 265 West 139th Street, which just hit the market asking $3.7 million, packs a whole lot of history in its relatively compact frame.Continue reading
Harlem’s Jackie Robinson Park To Be More Accessible
It will soon be easier to get into Jackie Robinson Park. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved changes that include reopening a long-closed entrance.Continue reading
Central Park’s Bernard Family Playground Nears Upgrade In Harlem
The same day the Landmarks Preservation Commission recently took up major work to be done in and around Central Park’s iconic Belvedere Castle, they also took up changes slated for the East 108th Street/Bernard Family Playground. Continue reading
Harlem Council Member Levine Leads Approval Of Morningside Heights Historic District
Following a decades long fight to designate the Morningside Heights Historic District, today New York City Council Member Mark Levine declared victory for the community as he voted to approve the designation in the City Council with the unanimous support of his colleagues.Continue reading
Affordable Apartment Building Coming To Harlem
BRP Companies has filed applications for a seven-story, 39-unit mixed-use c at 847 St. Nicholas Avenue, located on the corner of West 152nd Street in Hamilton Heights in Harlem.Continue reading
City Council Approves Landmarks Designation For Harlem YMCA
After sitting in a backlog of applications for decades, Harlem's historic YMCA building is a step closer to becoming a New York City landmark.Continue reading
Ydanis Rodriguez Supports Landmarking Of Loew’s Washington Heights “Treasure”
In 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 40 individual landmarks. Twenty-six of them came from its 95-item backlog.Continue reading
CM Rodriguez To Announce Decision On Landmark Designation Of Loew’s Theatre
Tomorrow, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez will announce his final decision on whether or not he will vote to grant city landmark status to the historic Loew's Theatre on 175th Street and Broadway, also known as the "United Palace Cathedral" and the "United Palace for the Arts."
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Here’s The 3D Map Of New Morningside Heights Historic District In Harlem
Preservationists in c celebrated a victory last week when the city Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to create a new 115-building historic district in the neighborhood.Continue reading