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Reported writing on New York interiors and architecture. Who built what, what the filings say, and the people behind the rooms.
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The Commission reauthorized a rooftop addition on Washington Place. Three doors east, a show house is being fitted out that no public file will hold.
On 15 September 2026 the Landmarks Preservation Commission heard LPC-26-10317, a reauthorization of rooftop and rear yard additions at 73 Washington Place in the Greenwich Village Historic District, Manhattan. The work was first approved under Certificate of Appropriateness 17-7046, issued 24 September 2015, extended in 2021 and 2024, and expired in May 2026. SUK Design Studio Architecture presented. Community Board 2 recommended approval, the Victorian Society of New York filed written testimony, and nobody testified in the room. The motion carried ten to nothing. Two elements changed in nine years: the elevator bulkhead stands about a foot taller and the rear yard excavation is smaller.
Dan Flugger · September 17, 2026
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Two Greenwich Village townhouses became one. The Commission spent the hearing on what the street would see.
On September 1, 2026 the Landmarks Preservation Commission heard LPC-27-01049, a Certificate of Appropriateness for 63 and 65 Charles Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District, Manhattan, Block 621. The application is to combine the two houses, demolish the party wall, build rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate at the cellar and rear yard. Three commissioners asked that some of the party wall be kept. Deputy Counsel answered that the Commission has approved removal and reconstruction of party walls many times before. The motion that passed asks the applicant to work with staff on separation at the rear yard addition. It carries no condition on the party wall. The vote was nine in favor, none opposed.
Dan Flugger · September 2, 2026
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You are never comparing like with like
Three bids for the same banquette are not three prices for one thing. They are three different objects wearing the same word.
Dan Flugger · August 3, 2026