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    June 2012 Bulletin Board

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    The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has been actively designating new historic districts and landmarks under Mayor Bloomberg, creating 27 historic districts since 2002. Developers have been resisting these designations, arguing they will increase costs and suppress development. The City Council held hearings on bills that would require the LPC to consider lost revenue and obtain Council approval for designations. The LPC approved the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District despite opposition, and is considering designating two buildings in hopes of blocking a development, while several religious buildings oppose a proposed historic district designation in the East Village.

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    The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has been actively designating new historic districts and landmarks under Mayor Bloomberg, creating 27 historic districts since 2002. Developers have been resisting these designations, arguing they will increase costs and suppress development. The City Council held hearings on bills that would require the LPC to consider lost revenue and obtain Council approval for designations. The LPC approved the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District despite opposition, and is considering designating two buildings in hopes of blocking a development, while several religious buildings oppose a proposed historic district designation in the East Village.

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    The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has been actively designating new historic districts and landmarks under Mayor Bloomberg, creating 27 historic districts since 2002. Developers have been resisting these designations, arguing they will increase costs and suppress development. The City Council held hearings on bills that would require the LPC to consider lost revenue and obtain Council approval for designations. The LPC approved the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District despite opposition, and is considering designating two buildings in hopes of blocking a development, while several religious buildings oppose a proposed historic district designation in the East Village.

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    The BulleTin Board

    Too many landmarks?


    Compiled by Russell Steinberg

    Picking up the pace

    LPC under attack

    The Landmarks Preservation Commission has been under a microscope lately, as developers fight a recent uptick in historical designations. The LPC has been increasingly active since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office, creating 27 historic districts since 2002 more than under any other administration. (New York Observer)
    LPC Chairman Robert Tierney

    NYC developers have begun resisting the administrations attempts to landmark buildings and create new historical districts. In response to their complaints, the City Council last month held a hearing on a bill that would require LPC officials to weigh potential lost revenue from a new development before landmarking it. Another bill would require City Council approval of historic designations. (DNA Info)

    Brooklyn Heights in crosshairs


    Despite strong opposition, the LPC this year approved the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District. Critics, including the Real Estate Board of New York, lobbied aggressively against the 21-building designation, arguing that it would increase costs for landlords and suppress development.

    Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District

    Taking a Toll
    Another dispute is taking place on the Upper East Side, where residents are pushing for the landmark designation of two 156-year-old buildings 1108 and 1110 Park Avenue in hopes of blocking a 15-story development project by Toll Brothers that would demolish them. And this month, the LPC will consider creating an East Village/Lower East Side historic district. Several churches and synagogues in the area oppose the designation, arguing it will make building repairs more expensive. (New York Times, Wall Street Journal)

    Preserving the past


    The Bloomberg administration has ratcheted up the LPCs funding. The commissions annual budget is now $4.8 million, more than 60% higher than it was in 2003. During that time, staffing has jumped 40%, to 60 full-time employees. (New York Observer)

    Historic decisions
    Mayor Robert Wagner established the LPC in 1965, in response to New Yorkers growing concerns over incidents like the 1963 demolition of Pennsylvania Station. Since then, the LPC has landmarked over 27,000 buildings and created 107 historic districts. The law requires the commission to include at least one resident of each borough.

    1108 and 1110 Park Avenue

    Mayor Robert Wagner

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