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Ralph Walker Tribeca lobby. Photo via Curbed NY
Since its inception fifty years ago, the New York City landmarks law has continued to protect the aesthetic character and fame of buildings and neighborhoods in Manhattan and the outer boroughs. In an environment of mass city development, Greenwich Village and a portion of the Upper East Side (East 59th to East 79th Street; Fifth Avenue to Third Avenue) wouldn’t retain near the historic authenticity they currently claim without this law.
Designated protector, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has claimed four historic districts and six single landmarks in 2015 alone.
Arguably considered an alternative preservation method, conversion of an individual building from one purpose for another (usually commercial to residential) was a favorite feature in industry news this year.
Here are a few of our 2015 favorites as noted in YIMBY New York and Curbed NY.
Photo via YIMBY
581 Stone Avenue, Brooklyn Public Library, Stone Avenue branch
Andrew Carnegie was the original proprietor, bequeathing funds for construction that took place between 1913 and 1914. The building was designed by William B. Tubby and called the Brownsville Children’s Library. Today, the library is simply known as the Brooklyn Public Library and its recently landmarked branch, Stone Avenue.
Photo via Curbed NY
Hudson Yards 7-Train Extension
Hudson Yards is quickly building upwards and outwards. Debuting the neighborhood’s new 7 train stop, known as 34th Street Hudson Yards on 11th avenue, will connect it to 42nd Street, Grand Central to the east.
Photo via YIMBY
70 to 84 Hancock Street, Brooklyn
Just last month, Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood gained a landmarked district, running from 70 to 84 Hancock Street.
The Bedford Historic District encompasses 824 buildings constructed around the turn of the 20th century. Noted for residents’ particular advocacy to preserve the buildings’ interior details post-Second World War, the area maintains a regard of historic authenticity.
Photo via Ralph Walker Tribeca
Ralph Walker Tribeca
Ralph Walker’s art deco buildings are being converted to luxury condos throughout New York City. Ralph Walker Tribeca, neighbors with One World Trade Center, offers über chic residences with calacatta gold stone kitchen countertops and vanilla cream marble floors. The “individually programmed terrace experiences,” four to be exact, are individually furnished and landscaped for a lush ambiance.
Written by Alexandra Gámez Carlyle New York
