landmarks

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Living inside history: What it's like to own—and update—a landmark property

By Alanna Schubach |July 18, 2017 - 2:15PM

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This loan program could help owners pay for the steep cost of maintaining a historic townhouse

By Virginia K. Smith |March 16, 2017 - 11:59AM

Live

Here's every new building that's gone up in Greenwich Village since it became a historic district in 1969

By Alanna Schubach |January 12, 2017 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

A city landmark becomes housing, a legendary cocktail bar closes, Harry Potter release parties, and more

By Isabel Navarrete |July 27, 2016 - 12:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

Warning: If you buy a landmarked property, better keep it up, or get sued

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 19, 2015 - 1:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

9 of our favorite historic NYC streets worth exploring

… Photo Flickr WorldsWorstPhotographer … COLUMBIA HEIGHTS … Brooklyn Heights does not want for historic and charming … … 57TH STREET … And now for something completely different Thanks to infamous megadevelopment One57 57th Street … The biggest exception to this is Church Street in Lower Manhattan which at the moment has more construction activity …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 18, 2015 - 8:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

Now that it's really happening, here's what you need to know about that NYU expansion

… the court of public opinion and the actual court system NYU is moving forward with its massive planned expansion in Greenwich Village after … week that sites intended for construction are not in fact legally protected parkland You can read the full ruling here …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 9, 2015 - 2:53PM

Neighborhood Intel

Greenwich Village preservationist Andrew Berman understands the appeal of a penthouse (and can't live without his bodega)

By Virginia K. Smith |July 8, 2015 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

50 years on, landmark law is still hotly debated

… The citys Landmarks Preservation Commission turned 50 on Sunday an era in which according to the … and diversity in New York is mindboggling he says What they want is the unfettered ability to build … may very well have tenants with higher incomes on average but that has nothing to do with landmarking he says …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 24, 2015 - 2:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

After Landmarks' blessing, two SoHo buildings will lose fire escapes

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 26, 2015 - 1:15PM