Over owner’s protests, city landmarks Strand bookstore
It’s official: The home of the Strand bookstore is now a historical site, and the owners are not happy....
About: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the government agency that designates historic landmarks and districts for New York City.
Headquarters: New York City
Founded in: 1965
Founded by: Mayor Robert F. Wagner
It’s official: The home of the Strand bookstore is now a historical site, and the owners are not happy....
UPDATE, Feb. 15, 6:57p.m.: The messy makeover of 550 Madison is officially cleaned up and back on track. The...
JP Morgan’s new headquarters, the renovations to 550 Madison and rule changes at the Landmarks Preservation Commission were among the top preservation battles of 2018. Here’s a look at the year’s 10 biggest showdowns,...
Landmarking is often seen as way of honoring important buildings, and a defense against excessive development. But what if preserving a building comes at...
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the exterior of 550 Madison Avenue a landmark. “This is the building that established postmodernism as a legitimate architectural movement,” LPC vice chair Frederick Bland told Curbed in a...
Fred Bland will take over as the interim chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission until a new chair is...
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to create a new historic district between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton...
The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has decided not to landmark the Baptist Church of the Redeemer in Flatbush/Ditmas Park,...
Meenakshi Srinivasan, the head of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, will resign and transfer to the private sector, City Hall confirmed Thursday. Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to the helm of the city agency...
Preservationists aren’t happy with a proposed rule change that would allow more applications to go through the Landmarks Preservation...