The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for alterations to 60 Bank Street, a three-story townhouse in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed by Sawicki Tarella Architecture + Design, the project calls for a rooftop addition, modifications to the rear façade, and adjustments to the south and west parapets. The property is located between West 4th and Bleecker Streets.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a proposal for modifications to 150 East 42nd Street, a 45-story office skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by MdeAS Architects and Higgins Quasebarth Partners and developed by RXR, the project focuses on upgrades to the building’s ground-floor entrances along East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, adjacent to Grand Central Terminal. The scope of work is limited to the entry areas, with no changes proposed to the tower or broader base of the building.
The temporary home for BATWorks, a new climate innovation hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, has officially opened. The facility will support climate technology companies through programming, piloting, and commercialization, while also providing workforce development and green job training for local residents. The permanent hub, currently under construction within Building A, is expected to open in 2028.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a proposal for the redevelopment of 31-33 Lispenard Street (alternately addressed as 321-323 Church Street) and 35 Lispenard Street in the Tribeca East Historic District of Manhattan. The application, filed under LPC Docket 26-08398, seeks approval to demolish two existing one-story commercial structures and replace them with a new mixed-use building spanning the combined lots. The properties are located at the northeast corner of Church and Lispenard Streets.
The City has unveiled plans to improve the traffic and pedestrian flow through Grand Army Plaza in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Unveiled by Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn, the proposal will revise the traffic-heavy circle at Prospect Park’s northern entrance as a larger public space with safer pedestrian and bicycle connections between the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch and the park. According to the city, the plan also aims to simplify movement through the plaza and improve bus operations along the B41 and B6 corridors, which together carry tens of thousands of daily riders.
