Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
BAIT AND SWITCH: Congregation Shearith Israel’s planned building has changed substantially since approved in 2008 UPDATES! March 30, 2016: Department of Buildings issues Stop-Work Order April 18, 2016: Board of Standards & Appeals denies...
Advocacy, First Church of Christ Scientist, Pay to Play
On March 8, the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals gave a proposal to convert the landmarked former First Church of Christ, Scientist at 361 Central Park West to residential use another chance, a decision that allowed the project’s sponsors to...
MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and Affordability
Seeing Is Believing We’re still in the process of wading through the 496 pages of zoning text amendments released to the public over the weekend… two days after the March 17, 2016, New York City Council committee-level approval of Mayor de...
Fundraisers, Landmark West, New York City, Tours and Events
We came, we ran, we conquered… — 13.1 miles from the middle of Central Park to the South Street Seaport! — LANDMARK WEST! was proud to be an official charity sponsor of the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon this past Sunday, March 20,...
Advocacy Archives, architect, architecture, Building Database, Renaissance, Upper West Side
by: Elizabeth Canon In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we want to tell you about a fellow Irishman and builder in New York City, Edward Kilpatrick. Not only was Kilpatrick born in Ireland, but he was also a close personal friend of New York character, Horace...
