From left: 30 East 30th Street, 12 West 44th Street and 1511 Third Avenue (all credit PropertyShark)

The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission granted landmark status to three firehouses, two hotels and a former bank in a vote today. All the buildings date from a period of rapid growth in the city, shortly after the consolidation of the five boroughs at the start of the 20th century. [more]