Landmarks

Council members David Greenfield and Peter Koo lead a public hearing on Intro 775 last September.

City Council Land Use Committee Approves Deadlines for Landmarking

Yesterday, the City Council’s Land Use committee voted through a contentious bill that would impose deadlines on the Landmarks Preservation Commission and its process of designating historic properties. Preservationists and their allies on the City Council overwhelmingly oppose the bill, Intro 775-A, because it would force the LPC to consider buildings and historic districts within two years of being calendared.

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Preservationists Rally Against Landmarks Bill, Intro. 775

This morning, the City Council’s Land Use Committee is slated to vote on a bill called Intro. 775-A. The legislation was introduced last year by Council Members David Greenfield and Peter Koo and it would impose a set of restrictions and deadlines on the Landmarks Preservation Commission. To say preservationists and the public are unhappy with it would be an understatement and, on Monday morning, a rally against it was held on the City Hall steps.

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138-140 West 11th Street

Three-Story, 11-Unit Residential Building at 138-140 West 11th Street to Get Single-Family Conversion, Greenwich Village

Back in September of 2014, real estate investors Enrique Alonso and Katherine Pozycki-Alonso acquired, for $19.2 million, the three-story, 11-unit residential building at 138-140 West 11th Street, in Greenwich Village. Now, an unknown buyer has acquired the 12,000-square-foot property for $31 million and is planning to transform it into a single-family mansion, according to the Wall Street Journal. The structure, which previously contained two rent-stabilized apartments, is being delivered vacant. Extensive renovations to the interior are expected. The 5,450-square-foot lot currently contains 16,240 square feet of residential air rights, so an expansion is also possible. Any exterior alterations to the property must be approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, as the townhouses sit within the Greenwich Village Historic District.



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