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

… Preservation Commission the agency that oversees the designation of historic districts and individual landmarks … Read on to learn about what to expect when you buy a home in one of the citys historic districts  … How landmarks … add two to four months to a renovation Curbed has a helpful guide to the process behind these hearings as well as how to …

By Alanna Schubach |July 18, 2017 - 2:15PM
Warning: If you buy a landmarked property, better keep it up, or get sued

… to fine her $5000 a day until she renovates the home which could decimate that renovation budget Related A landmarked … is quaint but no so practical 7 things to consider before buying in a landmarked building 50 years on Landmark law is still hotly debated 5 New York homes where you can live in a landmark Ask an …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 19, 2015 - 1:59PM
9 of our favorite historic NYC streets worth exploring

… University and Fifth just north of Washington Square Park The secrets long been out on this row of former stables … even though it covers an enormous swath of territory Eighth Avenue between Columbus Circle and 110th Street when you … from Doyers seedy past in the form of its underground tunnel Once used to help gang members or targets of gang …

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