Interwar buildings recall Coney Island’s era as a family-friendly destination. Landmarks unanimously designated the Coney Island Theater at 1301 Surf Avenue and the Childs Restaurant Building at 1208 Surf Avenue as individual City landmarks. Landmarks held public hearings on both buildings in March 2010, and designated the Coney Island Theater on December 14, 2010 and the Childs Restaurant Building on January 11, 2011. Both buildings are within the area recently rezoned as part of … <Read More>
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Addition near High Line criticized as too large
- View of project from Gansevoort Street.
Dilapidated two-story building across from the High Line would serve as base for seven-story tower. On November 9, 2010, Landmarks considered Taconic Investment Partners LLC’s proposal to build a seven-story addition on top of a two-story building constructed in 1938 at 837 Washington Street in the Gansevoort Market Historic District. The site lies at the edge of the historic district and faces the High Line elevated park.
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Ladies’ Mile addition approved on fourth try
Landmarks approved two-story addition for store-and-loft building after rejecting three previous designs. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks unanimously approved a revised design for a two-story addition to a six-story store-and-loft building at 33 West 19th Street in the Ladies’ Mile historic district.
The Morris Adjmi- designed project went through several iterations which Landmarks deemed too large and too visible. The owner’s initial five-story proposal featured a translucent metal mesh that covered a setback facade. A … <Read More>
Two 19th century rowhouses on Grand Street designated
Adjoining rowhouses retain much of their Federal-era details. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks designated as individual City landmarks two adjoining Federal-era rowhouses at 190 and 192 Grand Street in Manhattan. The buildings were constructed circa 1833 as part of a row of five single-family dwellings. According to Landmarks, they were built as investment properties for Stephen Van Rensselaer, former New York lieutenant governor and founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Revised proposal for vacant Tribeca lot approved
- Proposed seven-story building at the corner of Franklin and Varick Streets in Manhattan’s Tribeca West Historic District. Image: Courtesy studioMDA.
Developer modified seven-story project’s facade details in response to concerns expressed at prior hearing. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks approved Real Estate Equities Corporation’s revised proposal to construct a seven-story residential building at the corner of Franklin and Varick Streets in the Tribeca West Historic District. At the proposal’s prior hearing the Commissioners asked … <Read More>
Iconic Beekman Place building designated
- Paul Rudolph House
Five-story apartment building served as a podium for four-story cantilevered addition designed by owner and architect Paul Rudolph. On November 16, 2010, Landmarks designated as an individual City landmark the Paul Rudolph Penthouse and Apartments at 23 Beekman Place in the Turtle Bay section of Manhattan. The original five-story building was built in 1860, but the property became noteworthy after the Modernist architect Paul Rudolph purchased the building and designed and … <Read More>