FRIENDS will be giving testimony on the following LPC Agenda items on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
768-770 Fifth Avenue – Individual and Interior Landmark – NO ACTION
A French Renaissance style hotel (the Plaza) designed by Henry J. Hardenberg and built in 1905-07, with an addition designed by Warren and Wetmore and built in 1921. Application is to alter stairs and replace railings.
211 East 61st Street – Treadwell Farms Historic District – LAID OVER
A rowhouse built in 1875, and altered in the English Regency style, between 1940 and 1966. Application is to alter the primary façade.
21 East 66th Street – Upper East Side Historic District – LAID OVER
A neo-Gothic style apartment building designed by Fred F. French Company and built in 1921. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
1 East 70th Street – Henry Clay & Adelaide Childs Frick House- Individual Landmark-Upper East Side Historic District – APPROVED
A French Louis XVI style mansion designed by Carrere & Hastings, built in 1913-14 and altered by John Russell Pope in 1931-35. Application is to enclose a loggia.
1056 Fifth Avenue – Carnegie Hill Historic District – APPROVED IN PART
A modern style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1948. Application is to enclose a terrace.
Public hearings are held in the Conference Room at the Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Borough of Manhattan. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the hearing or attend the meeting should call or write to the Landmarks Commission no later than five business days before the hearing or meeting. Hearing times are announced on the LPC website, the Friday prior to a hearing.
