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The Frick Collection Taps New Architects for Expansion on the Upper East Side

8:00 am on May 29, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

The Frick Collection will again present expansion proposals to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) in a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, May 29. Following widespread public outcry and eventual LPC disapproval in 2014, the new plans increase the building’s aboveground area by about 10 percent, relocate a portion of the collection below ground, create a new auditorium and visual entertainment areas, and increase accessibility for people in wheelchairs and mobility-impaired visitors.

Landmarked 954 Madison Avenue will Undergo Renovation for Carolina Herrera Flagship in Manhattan

7:30 am on May 25, 2018 By Sebastian Morris

The Landmarks Preservation Commission will soon consider renovation proposals for 954 Madison Avenue, a historic corner property on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Iconic fashion label Carolina Herrera commissioned the project, hoping to enlarge the existing Madison Avenue flagship location.

Renderings Revealed for 514 Halsey Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

7:00 am on November 27, 2017 By Andrew Nelson

Renderings have been revealed for a five-story residential building proposed for 514 Halsey Street, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The surrounding area is almost exclusively residential, with a few small commercial locations dotting the avenues nearby. The site is eight blocks away from the Utica Avenue Subway Station, serviced by the A and C trains. The project was put before the Brooklyn Community Board Landmarks Meeting earlier this month, and Romel Salam will be responsible for development.

Construction Underway At Bottega Veneta’s 740 Madison Avenue Boutique, Upper East Side

6:30 am on March 11, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Construction of the 24,000-square-foot Bottega Venetta boutique store is in full swing at the intersection of Madison Avenue and East 64th Street. The retailer will occupy 740 Madison Avenue along with 23 and 25 East 64th Street. It acquired the property from the Wildenstein family of international art dealers in the fourth most expensive lease of 2014, with an estimated rent of $8 million. Sitting one block east of Central Park and a few blocks north of the Billionaires’ Row rising along 57th Street, the site is within the Upper East Side Historic District, meaning that the developer had to engage in a delicate design and approval process before starting work on the three 19th century buildings.

Rendering of renovated Helen Hayes Theater (not final)

Helen Hayes Theater To Receive Interior And Exterior Renovation

7:30 am on December 2, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

Last week, YIMBY brought you news that an entire Broadway theater – the Palace – will be raised up 29 feet. Well, it’s not the only theater that’s getting some work done. Two days before Thanksgiving, the Landmarks Preservation Commission also approved a renovation of the Helen Hayes Theater, located at 240 West 44th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and an expansion of its annex. While the changes aren’t as dramatic as moving an entire theater, they will be somewhat more apparent to those walking by.

Old Bronx Borough Courthouse At 513 East 161st Street Getting Renovation, Morrisania

11:00 am on July 15, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn developer Henry Weinstein is planning to renovate and refurbish the landmarked, century-old former Bronx Borough Courthouse building at 513 East 161st Street, in Morrisania. The building is expected to reopen in 2017 with 115,000 square feet of leasable space over nine floors, according to The New York Times. No Longer Empty, an art group, is currently utilizing the building and plans to take space after the renovations.

Brooklyn Lyceum At 227 4th Avenue To Be Restored For Blink Fitness, Park Slope

12:30 pm on July 14, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last week YIMBY revealed the 12-story, 68-unit residential building Greystone is planning at 225 4th Avenue, in Park Slope, and now the developer has found a tenant for the adjacent two-story Brooklyn Lyceum at 227 Fourth Avenue. According to The Wall Street Journal, Blink Fitness has leased 16,700 square feet in the landmarked building, which will undergo a restoration. The air rights over the Lyceum will be transferred to the neighboring project, and opening of the gym is slated for 2016.

Restoration & Three-Story Addition Planned For Weir Greenhouse At 750 Fifth Avenue, Greenwood

10:00 am on July 14, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Green-Wood Cemetery is planning to restore the landmarked Weir Greenhouse building at 750 5th Avenue and wants to construct a connected three-story office building for the nonprofit’s uses. Page Ayres Cowley is designing the project, and the landmarked structure was originally designed by Mercein Thomas in the 1880’s, but altered in 1895 by George Curtis Gillespie, according to Brownstoner. The LPC’s approval is required, and an adjacent two-story structure must be demolished.

Stonewall Inn Designated An Individual Landmark

1:38 pm on June 23, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

The Stonewall Inn, located at 51-53 Christopher Street, has been designated an individual landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The unanimous vote took place Tuesday shortly before noon and was greeted by a roar of applause. This unusual move gives the bar’s history as part the LGBT rights movement the official city recognition many say it deserves.

Landmarks Approves Re-Worked Proposal For 807 Park Avenue

5:00 pm on June 9, 2015 By Evan Bindelglass

After more than six months, a semi-new building is finally headed to Park Avenue between 74^th and 75^th streets. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a revised proposal for 807 Park Avenue during its fourth meeting about the planned renovation.

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