Landmark Window DRAMA!
I just had windows replaced in my landmarked brownstone and (due to a neighbor’s tip) rec’d a DOB violation for not having Landmark approval. Has this happened to anyone else? My new windows are vinyl and I hear this isn’t a favorite of the LPC. Any chance of them allowing me to keep them? Can…
I just had windows replaced in my landmarked brownstone and (due to a neighbor’s tip) rec’d a DOB violation for not having Landmark approval. Has this happened to anyone else? My new windows are vinyl and I hear this isn’t a favorite of the LPC. Any chance of them allowing me to keep them? Can their decisions be challenged? Are there any cheap alternatives to having the new windows completely taken out and replaced (again!!)?
Thanks to anyone with advice.
I am looking to replace all windows front and back on our brownstone. Do we need an architect to get the permit? Or can I get one myself? The back windows are partially visible from the avenue behind us if you look very closely. Do you think we can get away with vinyl in the back. Any suggestions on approved window companies? Thanks!
i know someone in a very NON landmarked area
currently they have about 20 vinyl windows, some fall open or are leaky, don’t lock, etc. They are about to replace all 20 so they all match.
Vinyl is the cheapest right? Seems people are recommending fiberglass? how much more is fiberglass, it sounds good but if its double the price…
SJ you are totally confused. The LPC is a city agency and does not give out money. You are referring to an architectural trust where you donate your facade to a private company in exchange for tax benefits. I think it was National Architectural Trust that has been hard selling lately. I agree – bad idea.
The Landmark Preservation Commission’s long-existing workguide is available at this link (see pages 29-31 for Windows):
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/pubs/workguide.pdf
A newer and more extensive rulebook is available at (see Chapter 3, pages 45-59
for Windows): http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/pubs/rules.pdf
Is one allowed to put in white vinyl windows on a landmarked brownstone?
There is a reno going on on my block which just put in new white windows and it looks horrible. I see no other houses on the block with white windows.
I’m not one to call and report it, but it really does look bad.
Does LPC give violations. I thought DOB did their dirty work
Thanks for the referral brooklyn_chicken. Acutally the house has been mine for all of 3 months and the area has been landmarked for longer than I’ve been alive. So it wasn’t a matter of skirting landmarks, it was a matter of not being informed.
If the violation you got was from DOB, you can expect a violation from LPC as well. It may not happen for years, but if so, its bound to happen at an inopportune time.
We just replaced eight front-facing windows on our house on a landmarked block. They were about $2,000 per, plus we paid the contractor to do the landmarks filing. Steven James Contracting did a professional job, and everybody was pleasant to deal with.
Honestly, why did you try to skirt Landmarks? How did you not know you had to get approved windows put in?