Bond Street development blocked by Landmarks Commission

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is blocking plans
by a developer to demolish 41 and 43 Bond Street and build a seven-unit
condominium. The commission is deciding whether to expand the
boundaries of the NoHo Historic District. “The problem is that, by the
time we could get this to court, the area will already be landmarked,”
developer Adam Gordon said. “They were able to accomplish zoning
without playing by the rules.” Neighborhood activists have been pushing
for a decade to include parts of West 4th, Great Jones, Lafayette, and
Bond streets in the historic district, which was created in 1999. The
expansion would include 55 buildings dating from the 1860s to the early
1920s.