A very Happy 4th of July – and a Happy 250th Birthday! – to all Defenders. We hope that everyone enjoys a good summer after the monstrous heatwave.
The following addresses are on this month’s list. If additional Landmark items come up for July, we will email everyone.
169 East 71st Street
211 East 62nd Street
56 East 93rd Street/1307-09 Madison Avenue
116 East 80th Street
125 East 64th Street
168 East 75th Street
The following item will be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, (212-669-7855) 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 and also by teleconference.
The Upper East Side Item is:
169 East 71st Street – Upper East Side Historic District
An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1866. Application is to legalize reconstruction of the rear façade and construction of rooftop and rear yard additions in non-compliance with Certificate of Appropriateness 19-6008 (LPC 19-3420), issued December 7, 2017.
The following item will be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, (212-669-7855) 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 and also by teleconference.
The Upper East Side Item is:
211 East 62nd Street – Treadwell Farm Historic District
A rowhouse originally built in 1872-73 and enlarged with a new façade in the early 20th century. Application is to replace the doors and balcony railing.
The Community Board 8 Landmarks Committee meeting is on Monday, July 13, 2026. The meeting is conducted via Zoom at 6:30 pm. For Zoom access, please register for the meeting at the following website by opening Hyperlink.
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211 East 62nd Street – Treadwell Farm Historic District
A no-style building designed by M.C. Merritt and constructed in 1872-1873. Application includes minor exterior modifications to the existing residential building, consisting of alterations to the existing entry door, and replacement of the second-floor balcony guard.
The Spence School: 56 East 93rd Street (Individual Landmark) and 1307-09 Madison Avenue (Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District
1307-1309 Madison Avenue is Neo-Georgian style building designed by George V. Harvey in 1890 with updates to the façade by Moore & Landsiedel in 1930; 56 East 93rd Street (The William Goadby and Florence Baker Lowe House, aka the “Lowe Mansion”) was designed by Walker & Gillette and constructed in 1930. Application included extension at all floors into the two buildings’ rear yards to provide internal connections into the contiguous Lowe Mansion to their east, and an improved mechanicals and an elevator bulkhead; the buildings’ rooftops will provide outdoor play area for the Lower School. The proposal will require minimum exterior work on the Mansion, primarily to connect to the rowhouses and its west lot line. The buildings’ current Madison Avenue façades will remain in place and will be refreshed utilizing appropriately similar materials. The general organizational scheme and material composition of the facades will be retained, with the exception of the existing entrance doors, storefront glazing, and the added floor’s new rooftop profile.
The following item will be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, (212-669-7855) 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan, on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 and also by teleconference.
The Upper East Side Item is:
56 East 93rd Street and 1307-1309 Madison Avenue – 56 East 93rd Street (formerly William Goadby Loew House) – Individual Landmark – Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District
A neo-Regency style townhouse designed by Walker and Gillette and built in 1932; and two rowhouses designed by A.B. Ogden & Sons, and built in 1890, and altered in the neo-Georgian style by Moore & Landsiedel in 1932. Application is to alter the Madison Avenue facades, construct rooftop and rear yard additions and install rooftop mechanical equipment and play cages, excavate the site, and replace storefronts.
Landmark Preservation Actions June, 2026:
116 East 80th Street – Lewis Spencer and Emily Coster Morris House – Individual Landmark
A Federal style townhouse designed by Cross & Cross and built in 1922-23. Application is to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a favorable report in the City Planning Commission regarding a continuing maintenance program for the landmark in connection with a transfer of development rights pursuant to Section 75-42 of the Zoning Resolution.
This application was approved with modifications.
125 East 64th Street – Upper East Side Historic District
A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by John McCool and built in 1876-77 and altered in 1924. Application is to replace windows.
This application was approved.
168 East 75th Street – Upper East Side Historic District Extension
A rowhouse built in 1880-81 and altered as an Arts and Crafts style garage building by Edmund C. Stout in 1902. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, modify masonry openings, replace windows, and alter the rear façade and extension.
This application was approved.