Landmarks Applications
Certificate of AppropriatenessLandmarks Applications: Certificate of Appropriateness
appropriate [uh-proh-pree-it] suitable or fitting for a particular purpose …but I thought that was a landmark?!? Have you ever wondered how neighbors in landmark buildings can add rooftop additions? Rear yard extensions? Alter stoops? Even the staunchest of preservationists knows that in vibrant communities, changes in the built environment are inevitable. Although landmarks are protected, they are not frozen in time. They depend on our constant stewardship for appropriate maintenance and change. When owners of landmark buildings wish to make changes, they need to apply to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission for what’s called a Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A). LW’s C of A Committee works with building owners and their architects to advise on design and protect the integrity of our constantly evolving neighborhood.
A public hearing on the revised rules amendments proposed by the LPC was held in October, 2018. The revised rules can be read here. In 2019, the LPC issued the LPC PERMIT GUIDEBOOK: How to Get Staff Level Approvals.
COVID-19 Response
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has resumed hearings at its office at 1 Centre Street, but continues to provide livestreams on their YouTube channel. The public can watch a hearing on the LPC’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/nyclpc/videos
FIND CURRENT LPC HEARING CALENDARS HERE.
Recent UWS Hearings and LW Testimony
Verdi Square
Building address and name: Verdi Square Scenic Landmark
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Scenic Landmark
Original Date of Construction: 1887
LPC Docket No: LPC-25-06032
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, February 11th at the LPC hearing room, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, & virtually via Youtube and Zoom.
LPC Application: ADVISORY REPORT: Application is to modify curbing and construct a path, LAID OVER.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about Verdi Square from our PUBLIC ART SURVEY.
Read the SOCIAL HISTORY for this scenic landmark!
167 West 72nd Street
Building address and name: 167 West 72nd Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Jardine, D. and J.
Original Date of Construction: 1883-84, modified in 1909.
LPC Docket No: LPC-24-08751
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024, via in-Person at the LPC hearing room, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, & virtually via Youtube and Zoom. LAID OVER.
LPC Application: Application is to modify windows installed without LPC permit (s).
View Presentation Materials
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 167 West 72nd Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Read the SOCIAL HISTORY for this landmark!
On Hold, Recently Covered at Staff Level or Withdrawn
256 West 88th Street
Building address and name: 256 West 88th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District
Original Architect: Nelson M. Whipple; altered by C. Jackson
Original Date of Construction: 1884, modified in 1911.
LPC Docket No: LPC-25-02041
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, February 11th at the LPC hearing room, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, & virtually via Youtube and Zoom.
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the reconstruction of the top floor of the rear facade, construction of the ear yard addition and alterations to the front facade extension completed in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect and Certificate of Appropriateness, NO ACTION.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 256 West 88th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Read the SOCIAL HISTORY for this landmark!
167 West 85th Street
Building address and name: 167 West 85th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Prague, John G.
Original Date of Construction: 1889-90
LPC Docket No: LPC-25-01278
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, January 14th, via in-Person at the LPC hearing room, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, & virtually via Youtube and Zoom.
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rear yard addition, NO ACTION.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 167 West 85th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Read the SOCIAL HISTORY for this landmark!
230 Central Park West
Building address and name: 230 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Nathan Korn
Original Date of Construction: 1927
LPC Docket No: LPC-24-06259
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, May 14th, 2024, via in-Person at the LPC hearing room, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, & virtually via Youtube and Zoom.
LPC Application: Application is to replace windows, NO ACTION.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 230 Central Park West from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Read the SOCIAL HISTORY for this landmark!
Past C of A Items ~ 2025
Open the toggles to see the building details.
222 West 79th Street
Building address and name: 222 West 79th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1894.
LPC Docket No: LPC-24-07356
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025, via in-Person at the LPC hearing room, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, & virtually via Youtube and Zoom.
LPC Application: Application is to contruct a rooftop addition and install signage, APPROVED w/ modifications.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 222 West 79th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Read the SOCIAL HISTORY for this landmark!
120-125 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 120-125 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and/or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District Extension I
Original Architect (s): George Keister (120 Riverside Dr.) & Samuel B. Ogden (125 Riverside Dr.)
Original Date of Construction: 1899-1900 & 1904-1907
LPC Docket No: LPC-25-02231 & LPC-24-04259
LPC hearing date: Tuesday, February 11th at the LPC hearing room, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, & virtually via Youtube and Zoom.
LPC Application: Application is to alter the parapet and construct a rooftop addition, APPROVED.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 120 & 125 Riverside Drive from our BUILDING DATABASE.
Read the SOCIAL HISTORY for 120 & 125 Riverside Drive!
C of A Archive:
Join our C of A Committee
Does the thought of shaping changes in our neighborhood interest you? LW’s C of A Committee members are key players in shaping the Upper West Side’s future. We welcome architects, designers, historians, attorneys, real estate professionals and anyone interested in volunteering skills and expertise in the pursuit of stewardship of our neighborhood. The Committee meets to review all applications for changes to landmark sites within Community District 7 scheduled to be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Public Design Commission and other public forums. Email Sean Khorsandi seankhorsandi@landmarkwest.org, or call (212) 496-8110 for further details.
Connect with LW!
Calendar of Events
S Sun
M Mon
T Tue
W Wed
T Thu
F Fri
S Sat
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
Voices of the Stones
Voices of the Stones
Photojournalist Robert F. Rodriguez showcases rare views of the largely unseen wondrous and intricate carvings of the uncompleted South Tower of St. John the Divine and highlights the stone carvers […]
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
The Man With the Mercury Hammer
The Man With the Mercury Hammer
Now forgotten, the uber-wealthy Dixon clan of NYC declined through a succession of disastrous marriages to cranks, schemers, and even a killer! Learn their stories from the Gilded Age on […]
0 events,
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
- There are no events on this day.
Watch-Blog
West 72nd Block Association Cupid Crawl
The West 72nd Street Block Association is planning its first annual ‘Cupid Crawl’ - a neighborhood event featuring wine tastings, Valentine’s treats and freebies, and other sales and promotions from businesses on West 72nd Street. The goal is to foster community and...
Where is Manhattan Square?
By LANDMARK WEST! Asking many New Yorkers for directions to Manhattan Square may illicit blank stares, but most Upper West Siders know that it is nestled between West 77th Street and West 81st Streets, and runs from Columbus Avenue to Central Park West. At 17.58...
