A new building will probably go up on the vacant lot at the corner of Congress and Court Streets (and the end of Bergen Street) in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. But it won’t be the design…
The plan to convert a landmark former Upper West Side church into condominiums is still a no-go at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, though there is now really only one sticking point – the proposed windows on the east side of the building. The building in question is the former First Church of Christ, Scientist of New York City at 361 Central Park West (a.k.a. 1 West 96th Street). The original structure was completed by Carrére & Hastings in 1903.
When we last left the subject of 807 Park Avenue and the proposal for a new 12-story building there, there was no quorum at the Landmarks Preservation Commission. However, it did seem like those who…
The developers of the Essex Crossing development on the Lower East Side have revealed their plans (and renderings) for the massive project on the former Seward Park Urban Renewal Area.
On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission gave the okay to demolish the existing building at 8-10 West 17th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) and construct a new one in its place. The existing building,…
