Articles by Max Gillespie

LPC To Review Proposal For Redevelopment Of 31-33, 35 Lispenard Street In Tribeca, Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

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.

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NYC Unveils Plans For Grand Army Plaza Redesign In Park Slope, Brooklyn

By Max Gillespie

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.

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LPC To Review Proposal For 17 Montgomery Place In Park Slope, Brooklyn

By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is reviewing a proposal for alterations to 17 Montgomery Place, a three-story, two-unit row house in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Designed by Soudry Architect, the project involves modifications to the building’s rear façade, including the enlargement of an existing bay window and the addition of new exterior elements at the lower levels. The property sits midblock between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West within a context of similarly scaled brownstone residences.

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AVIVA Nears Completion At 189 Phillip Street In Jersey City, New Jersey

By Max Gillespie

Construction is nearing completion on AVIVA, a two-building residential complex at 189 Phillip Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by GRT Architects in collaboration with Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Alpine Residential, the project consists of two 12-story buildings yielding a combined 500 rental units. The property is positioned at the edge of Liberty State Park.

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Photograph of Public School 15 Annex, courtesy of LPC.

LPC Designates Three Properties Tied To City’s Immigration History In Brooklyn And Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has designated three properties tied to the city’s immigration history as individual landmarks: the Public School 15 Annex at 372 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, the Church of Saint Mary at 440 Grand Street on the Lower East Side, and the Lithuanian Alliance Building at 307 West 30th Street in Chelsea. The designations recognize buildings associated with immigrant communities that helped shape New York City, from Irish and other Catholic newcomers on the Lower East Side to Lithuanian Americans in Manhattan and a broad mix of first- and second-generation families in Brooklyn.

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