73 Pineapple Gets Unanimous Thumbs-Up at LPC
Well, we couldn’t have been more wrong about this one. Evidently none of the commissioners shared our concern about the alignment of the facade and the size of the bulkhead because they voted 9-0 to approve the new designs last week. Shows what we know. LPC Urges ‘Do Over’ for 73 Pineapple Street Plan [Brownstoner]…
Well, we couldn’t have been more wrong about this one. Evidently none of the commissioners shared our concern about the alignment of the facade and the size of the bulkhead because they voted 9-0 to approve the new designs last week. Shows what we know.
LPC Urges ‘Do Over’ for 73 Pineapple Street Plan [Brownstoner] GMAP
73 Pineapple Street In Front of LPC Tomorrow [Brownstoner]
Alas there is that pesky height limit in the heights, which at 50 feet, is shorter than most brownstones in the district.
I wonder if they will do anything with the properties on either side of the new building. One of them appears to be under demolition inside, so maybe a condo conversion of some sort?
yes but why would you want to make the first floor, and the building shorter?
Landmarks isn’t about “busybodies imposing their tastes” – it’s about preserving the historic character of the neighborhood. Part of the reason that property values are so high in the Heights is because of landmarks – it is a rare neighborhood not just in New York but in the whole of North America. If the government can bulldoze your house to build a highway because it’s in the public interest, what’s so bad about recognizing that a neighborhood belongs not only to individuals but also to the rest of the neighbors? (This house doesn’t look bad to me, by the way.)
aligning cornices perfectly is something that was given up years ago.
C’mon Brownstoner, you are in the know about the latest German appliances but you need to brush up get up on modern historic preservation policies!
I like the facade as it currently stands.
It’s almost like landmarking has devolved into a means for self-important busybodies to impose their tastes on actual property owners. I don’t really care one way or another about 73 Pineapple, though I live about 4 blocks away. But I do enjoy Brownstoner’s comeuppance!
Landmarks fails AGAIN.
Yes, and how hard could that really be? Too bad LPC didn’t do the right thing while they had the chance.
I agree that it would look 100% better if the windows and cornice lined up a little better with its neighbors. Oh well.