12 Commissioners decide the fate of what gets landmarked and preserved for the future and what changes are allowed – all are serving on expired terms.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission operates under Title 25 of Chapter 3 fo the NYC Administrative Code.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the smallest of the City’s Agencies, yet is the “largest municipal preservation agency in the nation”. Its ~80 person staff stretches across several departments: Research, Preservation, Enforcement, Archaeology, and Environmental Review. The Chair of the Commission is appointed by the mayor. According to their charter, the remainder of the Commission “shall include at least three architects, one historian qualified in the field, one city planner or landscape architect, and one realtor. The membership shall include at least one resident of each of the five boroughs.”
The current commission*:
Sarah Carroll; Chair; Confirmed by City Council on Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Term expired June 28, 2019
Fred Bland; Vice Chair; Term expired June 28, 2013
** On Tuesday, May 29th, Fred Bland was elevated to Vice Chair and served as interim Chair **
Adi Shamir Baron; Historian; Term expired June 28, 2016
Diana Chapin; Term expired June 28, 2015
Wellington Z. Chen; Architect; Term expired June 28, 2017
Michael Devonshire; Term expired June 28, 2012
Michael Goldblum; Architect; Term expired June 28, 2014
John Gustafsson; Term expired June 28, 2017
Anne Holford-Smith; Architect; Term expired June 28, 2019
Jeanne Lutfy; Realtor; Term expired June 28, 2017
Everado Jefferson; Architect; Term expired June 28, 2020
* All dates listed reflect content in NYC GREEN BOOK.
Previously:
Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair & Planner; Term expired June 28, 2016-Resigning as of June 1, 2018
Read LW! blog posts for more history & news on the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
UPDATE from the FIELD :: One Up, One Down
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Max Y.The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) reviewed not one but two proposals for modifications to buildings within the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District yesterday.The La Rochelle, 329 Columbus Avenue.The...
Love Your Landmark, Walking Tour App, and Advocacy All Make Headlines!
LANDMARK WEST! saw its name (and those of its staffers!) in the press on a variety of fronts today. Read on to learn more!LW! Walking Tour AppSince launching the Upper West Side's FIRST EVER walking tour iPhone app back in December 2010, we haven't stopped...
UPDATE from the FIELD: AC condensers on stilts toppled by LPC
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Max Y.At public hearing yesterday afternoon, an application to legalize conspicuous white-box AC units on the historic facade of 333 West End Avenue, a Venetian Gothic Revival apartment building designed by Emery Roth in 1925, was...
Design review committee heads to Landmarks Commission
For LANDMARK WEST!, the new year brings with it a new crop of proposals for work to landmark buildings on the Upper West Side. That means a whole new calendar of Public Hearings before the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). Today is the first...
Roberta Brandes Gratz Removed from the Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York Times City Room blog reported last night that Roberta Brandes Gratz was removed from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission as of October 26, 2010. Gratz - journalist, preservationist, and most recently author of The Battle for Gotham: New York...
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