Please see below the Upper East Side items on the LPC Agenda for Tuesday, January 19, 2010. 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.
23 East 67th Street - Upper East Side Historic District
A rowhouse designed by Robert Robertson and built in 1882-1883 and redesigned in the neo-Federal style by Sterner and Wolfe in 1919. Application is to legalize facade alterations completed in non-compliance with Certificate of Appropriateness of 07-7043 and to install a bracket sign.
WITHDRAWN.
595 Park Avenue - Upper East Side Historic District
A neo-Renaissance-style apartment building designed by Robert T. Lyons and built in 1912-1913. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. Zoned R10.
QUORUM NOT PRESENT: NO ACTION.
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Please see below the Upper East Side items on the LPC Agenda for Tuesday, January 4, 2010. 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.
969 Lexington Avenue - Upper East Side Historic District
A Queen Anne style house designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1887-88
and altered by Bradley Delehanty in 1919-20. Application is to install an
awning.
APPROVED.
110-120 East 76th Street - Upper East Side Historic District
A row of six neo-Grec style rowhouses designed by Augustus Hatfield, built in 1883-85 and altered in the 20th century. Application is to partially demolish and stabilize Nos. 112, 114 and 116 East 76th Street.
APPROVED DEMOLITION OF 112 AND 114 EAST 76th STREET.
110-120 East 76th Street - Upper East Side Historic District
A row of six neo-Grec style rowhouses designed by Augustus Hatfield, built in 1883-1885 and altered in the 20th century. Application is to alter the facades, reconstruct and raise the height of one of the facades, and construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
DENIED.
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| In late November, the Kean House site was once again in the news when it was reported that developer Trevor Davis is facing a $17 million foreclosure lawsuit after defaulting payment on this vacant lot at East 65th Street and Lexington Avenue.In October, Davis apparently missed a $94,800 mortgage payment to Ark Real Estate and fell behind on payments to his contracting company. Ark Real Estate responded by filing a suit to the New York State Supreme Court, demanding a payment of $19.5 million. Despite this foreclosure suit, Davis said that he has plans to work out a deal and move forward with the project.
In 2007 Davis purchased the Kean House, and despite staunch opposition from FRIENDS and the surrounding neighborhood, he swiftly demolished this highly revered historic building in Fall 2008. Prior to any LPC action, plans were filed to construct a mixed-use fifteen-story luxury condominium to be called “The Honore”.
FRIENDS has been calling for an expansion of the Upper East Side Historic District, which includes this site, since 2006. Despite the loss of the Kean House, the LPC finally heard our call and this October held a designation hearing for the expansion, including this now vacant lot. At the hearing, there was overwhelming support from local politicians and community members alike, and concern was repeatedly voiced for the future of the Kean House site.
As always, this issue remains a high priority for FRIENDS and we will be sure to keep you up to date on any future developments. |
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FRIENDS was featured in a recent Our Town article by Dan Rivoli about the future of the Kean House site. As always, we will keep you up to date about our ongoing efforts to ensure that an appropriate plan moves forward for the site.
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Please see below the Upper East Side items on the LPC Agenda for Tuesday, December 8, 2009. 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.
120 East 71st Street - Upper East Side Historic District
A rowhouse designed by John Payne and built in 1879 and altered circa 1946. Application is to alter the facade and install a stoop.
NO ACTION.
14-16 East 67th Street - Upper East Side Historic District
A residence originally built as two buildings in 1879 with one altered in the Beaux Arts style by John H. Duncan and the other altered by Dodge & Morrison in 1920. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, excavate beneath the building and at the rear yard, alter the front and rear yards and the front areaway. Zoned R8.
APPROVED.
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