Landmarks Preservation Commission | Urbanize New York

Landmarks approves the creation of the Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District in Harlem

The district covers two sections on either side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard between West 136th Street and West 140th Street

June 15, 2021 by Diane Pham

Flatiron Building to receive a head-to-toe renovation

The now emptied out historic building is looking to attract new tenants in a depressed office market

May 14, 2021 by Diane Pham

Greenwich Village

Contested Greenwich Village tower by Robert A.M. Stern approved

The luxury condo tower will replace an 1848 structure in the historic district

May 12, 2021 by Diane Pham

Morris Adjmi's contextual residential expansion in Crown Heights approved

The controversial proposal sees a seven-story building built behind a historic church at 959 Sterling Place

May 11, 2021 by Diane Pham

South Street Seaport

Howard Hughes' controversial 250 Water Street tower approved

A plan to build a 324-foot tower in the historic South Street Seaport District gets the go-ahead from Landmarks

May 5, 2021 by Diane Pham

First look at the Orchard Beach Pavilion reconstruction in the Bronx

Marvel is overseeing the historic renovation of the 140,000-sf pavilion on "The Bronx Riviera"

April 29, 2021 by Diane Pham

Full renderings of 175 Park Avenue show its impact on the NYC skyline

It positively overwhelms the Chrysler Building, which all but disappears in the illustrations

April 15, 2021 by Diane Pham

South Street Seaport

Howard Hughes Corp's 250 Water Street tower redesign fails to pass Landmarks muster

The LPC deemed the SOM-designed skyscraper still too tall; the decision puts the South Street Seaport Museum in jeopardy

April 6, 2021 by Diane Pham

Landmarks comes out in favor of 175 Park Avenue, the 1,600-ft Grand Central tower

See fresh renderings from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

February 23, 2021 by Diane Pham