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
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has temporarily closed its office at 1 Centre Street, but continues to provide services by email and phone.
Public Hearings/Meetings via Zoom and YouTube
The LPC has resumed public hearings/meetings via video conferencing app Zoom, which allows for testimony and full public participation. The public can watch a hearing on the LPC’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/
FIND CURRENT LPC HEARING CALENDARS HERE.
Past C of A Items ~ 2020
Open the toggles to see the building details.
361 Central Park West
The applicant returns to the LPC for a PUBLIC MEETING (no testimony) on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
Building address and name: 361 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: Carrère & Hastings
Original Date of Construction: 1899-1903
LPC Application: Application is to amend the Commission approval on 6/20/20 under LPC 20-05782…to include revising the rooftop monitor
LPC meeting date: December 17, 2020 (no testimony taken), via YouTube, APPROVED
Learn more about 361 Central Park West from our Building Database!
328 West 108th Street
Building address and name: 328 West 108th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1898-1900
LPC hearing date: December 8, 2020, via Zoom, NO ACTION
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the application of elastometric coating to the façade in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect 19-37925.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 328 West 108th Street from our BUILDING DATABASE.
305 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 305 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Schwartz & Gross
Original Date of Construction: 1919-1920
LPC Application: Application is to alter an existing sidewalk canopy.
LPC hearing date: October 20, 2020, via ZOOM, NO ACTION
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 305 West End Avenue from our building database.
170 Central Park West
Building address and name: 170 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: York and Sawyer
Original Date of Construction: 1903-1908, with wings added in 1937-1938 by Walker and Gillette
LPC hearing date: July 14, 2020, via YouTube, NO ACTION
LPC Application: Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 170 Central Park West from our ADVOCACY ARCHIVE.
18 West 75th Street
Building address and name: 18 West 75th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: John C. Burne
Original Date of Construction: 1889-1890
LPC Application: Application is to construct a stoop and entrance and modify the areaway.
LPC hearing date: December 8, 2020, via Zoom, APPROVED
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 18 West 75th Street from our Building Database!
2211 Broadway, The Apthorp
Building address and name: 2211 Broadway, The Apthorp
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: The Apthorp Apartments
Original Architect: Clinton & Russell
Original Date of Construction: 1906-1908
LPC Application: Application is to remove cast iron vault covers at an areaway and reconstruct stairs.
LPC hearing date: December 8, 2020, via YouTube, APPROVED IN PART (bench) / NO ACTION (vault lights)
LPC meeting date: February 9, 2021, via YouTube (vault lights)
View Presentation Materials and Public Meeting Presentation Materials
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 2211 Broadway, The Apthorp from our building database.
40-42 West 84th Street
Building address and name: 40-42 West 84th Street
Building’s Historic District: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: George F. Pelham
Original Date of Construction: 1916-1917
LPC hearing date: November 17, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to install railings and alter the existing penthouse addition.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 40-42 West 84th Street from our Building Database.
170 Central Park West
Building address and name: 1 West 67th Street, Hotel des Artistes
Building’s Historic District: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: George M. Pollard
Original Date of Construction: 1915-1918
LPC hearing date: November 10, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
LPC Application: Application is to modify the parapet, replace a skylight, and replace windows.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 1 West 67th Street from our Building Database.
26 West 95th Street
Building address and name: 26 West 95th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Neville & Bagge
Original Date of Construction: 1892-1893
LPC Application: Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and a stoop
LPC hearing date: October 6, 2020, via Zoom, Approved with Modifications
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 26 West 95th Street from our Building Database!
55 West 86th Street
Building address and name: 55 West 86th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: John G. Prague
Original Date of Construction: 1888-1889
LPC Application: Application is to replace storefront infill and windows and alter the commercial facade.
LPC hearing date: September 22, 2020, via Zoom, Approved with Modifications
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 55 West 86th Street from our Building Database!
262 Central Park West
Building address and name: 262 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Sugarman & Berger
Original Date of Construction: 1927-28
LPC Application: Application is to establish a Master Plan governing the future installation of windows.
LPC hearing date: September 22, 2020, via Zoom, Approved with Modifications
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 262 Central Park West from our Building Database!
320 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 320 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Leo F. Knust
Original Date of Construction: 1928
LPC hearing date: July 14, 2020, LAID OVER; September 15, 2020 via YouTube, Approved
LPC Application: Application is to install a bay window at the penthouse.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 320 Riverside Drive from our BUILDING DATABASE.
60 West 76th Street
Building address and name: 60 West 76th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Henry Anderson
Original Date of Construction: 1892-1894
LPC Application: Application is to modify the entrance landing and areaway and install a ramp.
LPC hearing date: August 4, 2020,Via ZOOM; Approved with Modifications
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 60 West 76th Street from our Building Database!
119 West 69th Street
Building address and name: 119 West 69th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1891
LPC Application: Application is to enlarge a rear yard extension.
LPC hearing date: July 21, 2020, via YouTube; APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Read LW! Testimony
164 West 81st Street
Building address and name: 164 West 81st Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: D. and J. Jardine
Original Date of Construction: 1882-1883
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rear yard addition.
LPC hearing date: June 2, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED
Read LW! Testimony (will be posted when written)
Learn more about 164 West 81st Street from our Building Database!
424 West End Avenue
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Building address and name: 424 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I
Original Architect: Philip Birnbaum
Original Date of Construction: 1979-1983
LPC hearing date: June 2, 2020, via Zoom, APPROVED
LPC Application: Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows.
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 424 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE.
361 Central Park West
NOTE: Alterations to this site were heard on 3/3/2020 at which time the LPC took issue with many aspects of the design. The hearing was closed with NO ACTION taken. The applicant returns to the LPC for a PUBLIC MEETING (no testimony) on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
Building address and name: 361 Central Park West
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Individual Landmark
Original Architect: Carrère & Hastings
Original Date of Construction: 1899-1903
LPC Application: Application is to construct additions, replace stained glass and other special windows, alter entrances and replace doors, install signage, and excavate at the cellar.
LPC hearing date: January 14, 2020, February 25, 2020, March 3, 2020, NO ACTION
LPC meeting date: June 9, 2020 (no testimony taken), via YouTube, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
View Presentation Materials Architectural Presentation, Special Windows Conditions Assessment (These are large files)
Read LW! Testimony about WINDOWS, about ROOFTOP and DOORS
View REVISED (6/9/20) Presentation Materials
Read LW! 6/9/2020 Statement
Learn more about 361 Central Park West from our Building Database!
42 West 94th Street
Building address and name: 42 West 94th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Increase M. Grenell
Original Date of Construction: 1888
LPC Application: Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
LPC hearing date: May 19, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 42 West 94th Street from our Building Database!
311 West 90th Street
Building address and name: 311 West 90th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside Drive- West End Historic District
Original Architect: Thomas J. Sheridan
Original Date of Construction: 1890-1981
LPC Application: Application is to alter entry doors
LPC hearing date: May 19, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 311 West 90th Street from our Building Database!
117 West 79th Street
Building address and name: 117 West 79th Street aka the Indiana
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Neville & Bagge
Original Date of Construction: 1898-1899
LPC Application: Application is to modify a window opening and install a door and barrier-free access lift.
LPC hearing date: May 19, 2020, via ZOOM
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 117 West 79th Street from our Building Database!
240 West 73rd Street
Building address and name: 240 West 73rd Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Original Architect: Leo F. Knust
Original Date of Construction: 1927-1928
LPC Application: Application is to construct rooftop mechanical enclosure and bulkhead, raise parapets and chimneys, install a marquee and signage, modify masonry openings and replace doors.
LPC hearing date: May 19, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 240 West 73rd Street from our building database.
12 West 72nd Street
Building address and name: 12 West 72nd Street aka the Oliver Cromwell
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Emery Roth
Original Date of Construction: 1927
LPC Application: Application is to install new window and door openings.
LPC hearing date: May 19, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 12 West 72nd Street from our Building Database!
711 West End Avenue
Building address and name: 711 West End Avenue
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Schwartz & Gross
Original Date of Construction: 1914-15
LPC Application: Application is to establish a Master Plan governing the future installation of windows
LPC hearing date: November 12, 2019, NO ACTION, March 17, 2020 (Public Meeting); May 8, 2020 (Public Meeting), APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
View Public Meeting Presentation Materials
Read LW! Testimony will be posted when written
Learn more about 711 West End Avenue from our BUILDING DATABASE
160 Central Park West
Building address and name: 160 Central Park West, the Fourth Universalist Society
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status:
Central Park West – 76th Street Historic District
Original Architect: William Appleton Potter
Original Date of Construction: 1897-1898
LPC Application: Application is to install a barrier-free access ramp.
LPC hearing date: May 5, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 160 Central Park West from our Building Database!
2 West 67th Street
Building address and name: 2 West 67th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Rich & Mathesius
Original Date of Construction: 1919
LPC Application: Application is to replace windows.
LPC hearing date: February 25, 2020, March 17, 2020, April 21, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 2 West 67th Street from our Building Database!
120 West 74th Street
Building address and name: 120 West 74th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1886-87
LPC Application: Application is to alter the areaway and construct a ramp and garbage enclosure.
LPC hearing date: February 25, 2020, March 17, 2020 April 21, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED
Read LW! Testimony
Learn more about 120 West 74th Street from our Building Database!
244 Riverside Drive
Building address and name: 244 Riverside Drive
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status:
Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II
Original Architect: Robert T. Lyons
Original Date of Construction: 1907
LPC Application: Application is to install barrier-free access ramps.
LPC hearing date: March 17, 2020, April 21, 2020, via ZOOM, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Read LW! Testimony
56 West 85th Street
Building address and name: 56 West 85th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1886-87
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rear yard addition
LPC hearing date: February 25, 2020, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Learn more about 56 West 85th Street from our Building Database!
132 West 80th Street
Building address and name: 132 West 80th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Henry Anderson
Original Date of Construction: 1893
LPC Application: Application is to construct a rooftop addition
LPC hearing date: February 4, 2020, February 25, 2020, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Learn more about 132 West 80th Street from our Building Database!
4 West 90th Street
Building address and name: 4-West-90th-Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Gilbert A. Schellenger, altered by Ralph M. Krager
Original Date of Construction: 1888-1889, altered 1926
LPC Application: Application is to legalize the installation of windows and a door, and painting the facade without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).
LPC hearing date: December 10, 2019, LAID OVER, January 14, 2020, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS
Read LW! Testimony will be posted when written
344 West 89th Street
Building address and name: 344 West 89th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Riverside Drive- West End Historic District
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1895-1896
LPC Application: Application is to enlarge a rear yard addition and construct a rooftop bulkhead
LPC hearing date: January 14, 2020, APPROVED
Read LW! Testimony will be posted when written
Learn more about 344 West 89th Street from our Building Database!
On Hold, Recently Covered at Staff Level or Withdrawn
57 West 69th Street
Building address and name: 57 West 69th Street
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Original Architect: Thom & Wilson
Original Date of Construction: 1892
LPC Application: Application is to reconstruct a stoop and gates
LPC hearing date: January 14, 2020, February 4, 2020 Withdrawn
Read LW! Testimony will be posted when written
Learn more about 57 West 69th Street from our Building Database!
Belvedere Castle Paths
Building address and name: Belvedere Castle Paths
Building’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Central Park Scenic Landmark
Original Architect: Jacob Wrey Mould & Julian Munchkwitz
Original Date of Construction: 1867
LPC Application: Application is to construct a pathway and walls for barrier-free access.
LPC hearing date: May 2, 2017
Read LW! Testimony
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.
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