I Heart Brownstones Program 1: More Than Just a Pretty Facade Generously hosted at the offices of Arup Calling all engineers, architects, homeowners, and other lovers of New York brownstones! Considering a brownstone project? Wish you knew more before wading into a costly repair? Our experts will share their decades of knowledge and hands-on experience […]
Join Landmark West! and guide Gil Tauber for a history-filled amble along West End Avenue and upper Riverside Drive historic districts, with a swoop through the West 105th Street Historic District and a salute to several individual landmarks. What better introduction could there be to the beauty and bounties of Upper West Side architecture? Our travels […]
Continuing Education for Brokers--Take BOTH or EITHER course: Fundamentals of Fair Housing Approved for 3 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education Credit Historic Mansions of Riverside Drive Walking Tour Approved for 3 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education Credit It's Back! Landmark West's seminar for brokers who buy and sell properties in historic districts is […]
Can They Build That? Kate Wood, LW! President, panel discussion and Q&A Join LANDMARK WEST! and our partner organizations as we delve into the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). The BSA, established as an independent board granting "relief" from the zoning code has a track record for approving over 97% of the applications that come […]
Thursday, April 27 6:30-7:45pm The Gargoyle Hunters An evening with author John Freeman Gill Free to Members RSVP HERE Native New Yorker and longtime New York Times contributor John Freeman Gill brings us The Gargoyle Hunters, a brilliantly crafted tale ripped from the headlines...of 1974. Mr. Gill has cast our beloved Upper West Side in […]
Thursday, April 27 6:30-7:45pm The Gargoyle Hunters An evening with author John Freeman Gill Free to Members RSVP HERE Native New Yorker and longtime New York Times contributor John Freeman Gill brings us The Gargoyle Hunters, a brilliantly crafted tale ripped from the headlines...of 1974. Mr. Gill has cast our beloved Upper West Side in […]
Justin Davidson’s Magnetic City Join Landmark West! and Book Culture for an exploration of Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York by Justin Davidson, New York magazine’s Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic. Landmark West! President, Kate Wood, and Mr. Davidson will journey through his walking and reading guide to New York City—a historical, cultural, architectural, and […]
Gargoyles and Green Men Walking Tour Who doesn’t enjoy spotting a face peeking out of the stonework as you walk the lovely streets of the Upper West Side? Join us for an evening stroll with architectural historian Nina Harkrader to check in with many of our favorite gargoyles and “green men” (face sculptures made of stone leaves) […]
Tuesday, May 16 6:15-7:30pm 79th Street Boat Basin and Riverside Park Walking Tour Guide Leslie Day is a New York City naturalist and author (her Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City is a must-have for park wanderers) who raised a family aboard a houseboat docked at the 79th Street Boat Basin. Who better […]
