Anthony Robins, Art Deco, Tours and Events
Architectural historian Tony Robins wow’d an eager crowd with the beauties of Art Deco in Gotham last night. A wonderful photo presentation of city-wide skyscrapers from the Jazz Age was followed by a walk to view several Deco gems on 103rd and 104th Streets....
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, CENTRAL dARK, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
The scale of New York is being drastically changed – not just in Midtown Manhattan, but in neighborhoods throughout the city. The tide of “supertall” towers beginning to rise in residential areas, including those surrounding Central Park,...
200 Amsterdam, Watch List
“PLANS FOR UPPER WEST SIDE’S TALLEST BUILDING ON HOLD AS CITY REVIEWS CHALLENGE BY NEIGHBORS,” reports the West Side Rag on June 10, 2017. George Janes, the zoning expert who filed an official Zoning Challenge against SJP Properties’ plan to...
200 Amsterdam, Watch List
A 668′ tall tower right next to a public school and playground would have multiple deleterious impacts on the students of P.S. 199 including: More Shadows Noise Hazards (drilling/excavation) Air pollution for many months Construction safety concerns YOU can...
200 Amsterdam, CENTRAL dARK, Watch List
LANDMARK WEST! has taken action to send letters to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman calling their attention to deficiencies in the NYC Department of Buildings approval of the skyscraper planned for 200...
Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation Under Fire
On Tuesday, May 23rd, the LPC denied a revised proposal brought before them by the owners of the Hopper-Gibbons House, a landmark which is part of the Lamartine Place Historic District. The district, a trim collection of twelve landmarks whose residents...
200 Amsterdam, Watch List
“…exceptionally irregular zoning lot…” “…four floors of mechanical spaces at the top of the building do not meet the definition of a permitted obstruction…” “…inconsistent with New York...
Board of Standards and Appeals, Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
LANDMARK WEST! has filed an Article 78 to challenge the BSA approval of special permits allowing Congregation Shearith Israel to build a community house with a stack of luxury apartments atop–luxury apartments which break with contextual zoning and are much...
preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Come rally Tuesday to fight the supertall skyscraper planned for 200 Amsterdam Avenue. At 668′, this would be the tallest building in Manhattan north of Midtown. 8:30am at 69th Street at Amsterdam. BRING A...
