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 legalize windows installed without LPC permit (s).
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Application is to legalize the reconstruction of the top floor, construction of the Rear yard addition and alterations to the front facade extension completed in non-compliance.
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Application is to alter signage and modify a rooftop addition.
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Application is to alter the parapet and construct a rooftop addition.
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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
City of Yes could eliminate public spaces
By Megan Fitzpatrick The City Planning Commission (CPC) is still deliberating on their upcoming vote on the massive almost 1,400 pages of zoning text titled City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COYHO). The City's residents, however, are not sold on the zoning proposal...
Electeds Show Support for Community
Since 2018, when news of the sale of the ABC campus first made headlines, LANDMARK WEST! began envisioning what might be built on their 2.4-acre site if it were to be redeveloped. After print mailings, a webpage, and countless emails, phone calls, and presentations to...
Remaining Positive in the Penalty Box
By LANDMARK WEST! “This place is so small you have to go outside to change your mind.” American Author, Nelson DeMille Of course, this quote was written by a native New Yorker. With toll collectors losing their booths to EZ Pass and MTA...
The UWS shows up to celebrate Hannah Arendt on her birthday!
by Megan Fitzpatrick This past Saturday, LANDMARK WEST! was invited to attend an event at 370 Riverside Drive to celebrate not only the birthday of Hannah Arendt, but to see the recently installed medallion honoring her memory and work while she lived in the...
Double Vision: The NYTimes Nods to LW!
Two Mentions in the Gray Lady over the weekend: LW! is making headlines Covering our Advocacy and our Programming & Events A Sculpture in Search of a Home Rises Again: 'Orpheus and Apollo,' Created by Richard Lippold for Lincoln Center, is reinstalled at La...
