Forum: Landmarks
March 18, 2010
Cobra Street Lights
I'm wondering if the city has any kind of programs to replace 50's era ugly and light polluting cobra street lights, particularly on landmark blocks. It seems kind of silly for LPC to be so picky about the fixture I put on my stoop, when I've got this god-awful thing 15 feet away on the street.
December 7, 2009
Xmas Light Rules Landmark Area?
Does anyone know if there are outdoor Holiday lighting rules for houses in landmark areas? So tempted to go over the top for my toddler and the kid in me :)
Thanks!
November 19, 2009
Replacing Windows/Brownstone
Trying to decide between Windows We Are and Bay Ridge Windows. WWA has been flakey to deal with so far. Any advice would be great!
November 2, 2009
Landmarking Efforts In Bed-Stuy
Bedfords Corners in on its way to landmark designation. A Request for Evaluation was submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC).
http://www.bedfordcornershistoricdistrict.org/
September 22, 2009
DOB v. Landmarks
My neighbor is planning to bulldoze the front of their 1860s brownstone to put a garage in the ground floor and create a driveway from the street to the front of the garage. This is on a recently landmarked block in Prospect Heights. Looks like they got the DOB to give them the permit while the application for the block's landmark status was pending. Is there anything that can be done to stop this? It completely violates the whole point of landmarking. On top of that, the owners are evicting a 30-year resident of the neighborhood who sold them the building in order to turn her apartment into a garage.
Any suggestions for how to stop this?
August 6, 2009
Landmark Sidewalk Renovation
We received a sidewalk violation. We live in a landmark house and our sidewalk does need improvement. It is my understanding that Landmarks says we must keep the bluestone. Is this true? Some previous owners have made put in cement patches in some parts of the sidewalk. I am sorely tempted just to replace the bluestone with cement entirely, as I have heard that repairing bluestone sidewalks costs a fortune and, frankly, it would be beyond our means at the present time. I would need to get a grant. Does anyone here have experience, or know of anyone with experience in dealing with Landmarks regarding sidewalks, or with just ignoring Landmarks and putting in cement?
Thank you,
Summerfield
July 8, 2009
Definitions LPC
Anybody care to hazard a guess as to what LPC means when they say "storefront infill" and "storefront enframements"? In a Certificate of Appropriateness LPC has indicated the infill to be painted one color and the enframements another.
July 6, 2009
PH landmarking
I am new to the neighborhood as an owner and was caught by surprise by the landmarking. What are implications of this for us? many thanks and we love it here!
July 1, 2009
Landmarks building questions
I live in a condo in Manhattan that I just found out was recently landmarked, so I have two questions:
1. We want to replace our windows. The ones in our building are NOT the original. (V. ugly). (And yes, the building will allow us to replace our own windows). So does the landmarks commission look back at old pictures and make you replace with something similar to what used to be there? Or do we have more lee-way than that?
2. I also want to install a through-the-wall airconditioner. It's on the side of the building, not facing the street, but you can still see it from the street (we're on the 5th floor and the building next door is only 1 story high). Is this a big no no?
Thanks for your help!
June 19, 2009
Crown Heights Historic District
Did anyone else living in Crown Heights North get a notice about the vote on the Historic District next week (whether the LPC will set a public hearing on creating a new historic district)? Is anyone going to attend? Is anyone familiar with how long it took for the other Crown Heights north historic district to be created (from start to finish)?
Also, as a side, does anyone have any idea what the heck is happening with the proposed Prospect Heights historic district? Why has that been languishing for so long after the public hearing? I saw the recent article a couple weeks ago, but it wasn't super detailed.