AIG’s 70 Pine could become landmark

AIG’s former headquarters at 70 Pine Street, which is reportedly close to selling for $100 million, could become a landmark. The president of the Landmarks Conservancy wrote to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission asking to consider 70 Pine — an Art Deco building designed by architectural firms Clinton & Russel and Holton & George in 1932 — for landmark designation. Landmarks spokesperson Elisabeth de Bourbon said that the commission has been looking into landmarking the building for some time, and the next step in the process is to talk to the new owner about designation. De Bourbon said the commission has “authority to designate a building without an owner’s consent. But we believe preservation works best when there’s a dialogue and productive relationship with an owner.”