LANDMARK WEST! was founded in the wake of WEST PRIDE, a preceding community effort which challenged Trump City and the redevelopment of the West Side Rail Yards. Seeing increased development pressures on the neighborhood and after a series of inappropriate developments along Central Park West our founders turned their attention towards greater landmarking and land use protections to ensure the neighborhood character and quality of life of the Upper West Side. These concerns are still core to our mission, even as we’ve expanded to address a wider array of issues facing our community.
Latest Positions
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Application is to install entrance infill and signage at the 83rd Street entrance and install rooftop HVAC equipment and screening.
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Application is to replace windows.
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Application is to reconstruct the 79th Street Boat Basin, including the construction of a boathouse.
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Application is to legalize painting the facade and the installation of banner poles without LPC permit (s).
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Application is to construct a rear yard addition.
Landmarks Preservation Commission
Certificate of Appropriateness
Landmarks Preservation Commission
Landmark Wish List
Department of City Planning
ABC Rezoning
FCC & Public Design Commission
LinkNYC Towers
Mayor & Dept. of City Planning
City of Yes Proposals
Landmarks Preservation Commission
West-Park Hardship Application
It’s About TIMES CAPSULE
New York Times Capsule needs to move for AMNH expansion project LANDMARK WEST! reviews and comments on every Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A) item from the Upper West Side that goes before the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). When items come...
Tell DeBlasio What You Think about SUPERTALLS on UWS: RSVP for 6/27 Town Hall
UPDATE FROM THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT: "Thank you for your interest in our upcoming town hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio. Due to overwhelming intrest, we are no longer accepting RSVPs for this event." Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Manhattan Borough...
Two Wrongs Don’t Make an ‘As-of-Right’
Two Wrongs Don't Make an 'As-of-Right' The Fight Against 200 Amsterdam Continues at the BSA Today The community rallied once again today, continuing ongoing efforts to curtail the unchecked rise of a supertall tower at 200 Amsterdam. LANDMARK WEST! was downtown at the...
Taking Exception to the Rules
Taking Exception to the Rules Public Impact on the Proposed LPC Rules Changes The Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing room was busy, hot, and brightly sunlit yesterday afternoon. One rumbling A/C unit tried, and...
LPC Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan Resigns
Put Your Preservation Hats Back On! Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, announced today that she will step down in the face of significant opposition to proposed changes to the LPC Rules. Since her appointment by Mayor de Blasio four...
