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Landmarks Preservation Commission in thrall to Big Real Estate, panel says
No. 12 Fifth Ave. is braced as the future of the adjacent 10 Fifth Ave. (not pictured) remains unclear. In February, foundation drilling for a new building at 14-16 Fifth Ave. cracked and destabilized 10 Fifth Ave. The L.P.C. allowed a landmarked building at the site in the Greenwich Village Historic District to be demolished for the project. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Landmarks Preservation Commission in thrall to Big Real Estate, panel says

November 14, 2023

BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | “Time To Reform Our Landmarks Preservation Commission?” That was the question before an Oct. 18 panel at Grace Church High School…

Landmarks Commission mulls megatowers in Seaport, takes ‘no action’
As seen in this design rendering, the Howard Hughes Corporation seeks a zoning change to build a new residential project, 350 feet taller than currently allowed, on a parking lot in the South Street Seaport Historic District.

Landmarks Commission mulls megatowers in Seaport, takes ‘no action’

January 16, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The Howard Hughes Corporation’s plan for two megatowers in the South Street Historic District is not exactly sailing smoothly through…

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