historic districts

The Boerum Hill Historic District is getting about 300 buildings larger. The Landmarks Preservation Commission agreed to broaden the Brooklyn neighborhood’s existing historic district...

The first set of renderings are out for the condominium project at the site of a 2015 gas explosion in the East Village. Morris...

The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to create a new historic district between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and between...

The new Republican tax law could be damaging to developers who plan to restore historic buildings. The law altered the federal historic tax credit,...

Manhattan preservationists are hoping the city will make the Madison Square North Historic District three blocks bigger. Several elected officials, including State Senator Brad...

The cobblestone streets in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood may have to be removed in order to comply with the Americans with Disability Act. A report...

It seems Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate’s embattled Gansevoort Street development will soon be able to move forward. A State Supreme...

Despite forceful opposition from preservationists, two major developments in the Gansevoort Market Historic District are moving forward. The Landmarks Preservation Commission earlier this month...

A decade-long campaign to block unfettered development in Manhattan’s South Village came to a close yesterday, with the Landmarks Preservation Commission voting to designate...

Trans World Equities’ plans to redevelop one of Tribeca’s iconic Pearl Paint buildings have hit a snag. The Landmarks Preservation Commission held off on...

There are some 139 historic districts in NYC. Some of those districts are huge, like the Greenwich Village Historic District, which has 2,193 buildings....

In a move likely to annoy those in the real estate community who aren’t too fond of the city’s landmarking process, the Landmarks Preservation...

The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is set to vote on another historic district next month, and it could pose challenges for developers looking to...

Community Board 5 will decide whether or not to extend the Madison Square North Historic District. Currently, the borders of the district are 25th...

This morning, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a new historic district in Crown Heights that includes 640 buildings, including many Renaissance Revival and Colonial...

A historic 3.7-acre East Hampton home is set to hit the market for the first time in nearly three centuries with a $12.95 million...

A Staten Island neighborhood has been seeking a historic district from the Landmarks Preservation Commission since 2005, but now that Landmarks is moving forward, some...

104 West 40th Street gets landmark status The Landmarks Preservation Commission announced today that it will grant 104 West 40th Street, between Broadway and...

The red lines denote the current Park Slope Historic District boundaries, while the black lines show the boundaries under the proposed expansion plan The...

In Carroll Gardens, preservationists seeking landmark status for a greater portion of the neighborhood are being met with opposition from residents and merchants who...