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2015-12 December BLOCK ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER December 14, 2015 EDITOR: Trudie Grace Layout Editor: Jon Smith West 104th Street Historic District News Letter from the President 2015 As the newly elected president of the West 104th Street In June of this year, the New York been popular in New York for more Block Association, it is my pleasure to outline our City Landmarks Preservation than a generation. Typically his activities this past year with Gary Waskow at the helm. Commission designated a new facades are a combination of stone Our mission is to promote the safety and general welfare Historic District covering most of the —either brownstone or limestone— of our residents and to preserve and improve the quality buildings from 92nd to 108th Streets and Roman brick, which is longer of life of our immediate community. We believe we have and from Riverside westward to and flatter than standard brick. Also, accomplished these goals and look forward to continuing Broadway. The new Historic District while brownstones were often built in our mission in 2016. includes all of the buildings rows of identical houses, True varied The Safety of our residents was the foundation on which encompassed by the West 104th the facade designs within each row, the block association was formed. We retain a block Street Block Association. giving each house a distinctive security guard, Osbourne Thomas, six days a week in identity. His basic style was the evening to ensure that our residents arrive home th Our block of West 104 Street was Renaissance Revival, but he also safely. As always, we strive to meet the needs of our among the last streets on the Upper used details drawn from residents so we are conducting a survey to determine the West Side to be legally opened and Romanesque, Gothic, and Flemish efficacy of the block guard’s hours and time spent on the made ready for development (i.e., to styles. A favorite device was to top block. Please take a moment to complete this short have water and sewer lines installed the facade with what appeared to be survey! and to be graded and paved.) A real- a gable-end—actually an oversized We coordinated a tree removal on the south side of the estate atlas published in 1891 shows dormer—in the Flemish manner. No. block with the NYC Parks Department. The tree was only one building on 318 is an example unhealthy and posed a hazard to residents walking the the block, the three- of this. True also block as well as the cars parked in the area. The parks department will plant a new tree in the spring of 2016. story stone mansion varied his facades We have retained a private company, Bartlett Tree of a “Professor by using different Bacon” that then Service, to remove dead branches on all of our trees shades of brick— within the block association catchment. A special thanks stood at the gray, cream, to Larry Stern who navigated through the paperwork of northeast corner of yellow, orange, but the NYC Parks Department and arranged fir tree pruning Riverside Drive. rarely brick red. with Bartlett Tree Service. To keep our trees healthy and no risk to our residents, we In that same year, Many of True’s also retained Bartlett Tree Service to perform a deep Clarence True buildings have long began work on a fertilization of all the trees on the block in the spring since been and fall. group of ten row demolished to Who would not agree that walking home down a beautiful houses on the south make way for side of the street block enhances your quality of life? To that end, the apartment houses block association planted and maintained our beautiful (numbered 304 or other larger through 322). True tree wells with large leaf begonias and perennial plants structures. Among such as hosta. The board retained Urban Explorations, a (1860–1928) was those that survive, professional landscaping company specializing in city one of the most scores are either landscapes, for advice on the best plants for our area, enterprising 318 & 320 West 104th Street included in historic and to purchase healthy plants, as well as to plant and architects of his day. districts or designated For most of his projects, he was both as individual landmarks. Of True’s designer and builder, working row of ten buildings on our own Cont’d on Pg 3 sometimes for investors, as was the block, three were demolished in the case here, and sometimes for his mid-1920s for the apartment building Read the Newsletter Early Online!!! own account. Over a period of three at 308 West 104th. Of the remaining th decades in the late 19 and early seven, No. 314 has been There is a seven to ten day lag between finishing th 20 centuries, True built about 400 significantly altered. Only three of the the newsletter and its delivery to your door. We buildings on the Upper West Side, others still have their stoops, but they usually post the newsletter to our website as soon and in Morningside Heights and all retain most of their historic as it is sent to the printer so if you want to know Harlem. character. (To be continued in future what’s happening before you receive your copy, issues.) go to our website. True’s work was a departure from the dour brownstone aesthetic that had Gil Tauber http://bloomingdale.org/newsletters/ West 104 Newsletter December 2015 1 www.bloomingdale.org Recently Elected Officers of the Block Association W 104 ST BLOCK ASSN FINANCIAL REPORT Board November 2015 Opening Balance (11/01/15)! $22,586.87 Income !Dues! ! 480.00 ! Grants & Awards!! 150.00 ! Newsletter ads!! 80.00 ! T-shirts! ! 24.00 ! Interest ! ! .71! ! Total ! ! +734.71 !! +734.71 Disbursements ! Guard service !! 1,987.37 ! Printing & Mailing!! 1,064.00 ! Yard Sale! ! 140.00 ! Misc! ! 208.00 ! Total ! ! -3,399.37 !! -3,399.37 Deposit delayed!! 127.26 Check delayed!! 1,304.74 Closing Balance (11/30/15) !! $21,354.21 Mary Koval (center), formerly secretary, became president. Gary Washkow (right), formerly president, is now vice-president. Trudie Grace (left) is the If you would like to write for the 104th Street new secretary while Barbara Boynton (not pictured) continues as treasurer. Newsletter, we’d love to hear from you. Please send Jon an email at: IN THIS ISSUE [email protected] p. 2 Financials p. 7 Calendar Contributors to the December issue: p. 4 Community Corner p. 8 Neighborhood Services Barbara Boynton, Trudie Grace, Alex Grannis, Caitlin Hawke, Mary Koval, Nancy Lian, Hanna Rubin, Jon Smith, Gil Tauber West 104th Street Block Association Board President Mary Koval 895 WEA 212.866.3556 VP Gary Waskow 320 RSD 212.932.9082 Secretary Trudie Grace 308 W 104 212.222.2303 Treasurer Barbara Boynton 905 WEA 212.864.1011 Members Barbara Bryan 315 RSD 212.864.5663 Alex Grannis 895 WEA 212.316.1644 Jeff Howitt 315 RSD 212.866.5569 Jesse I Berger, MBA Nancy Lian 320 RSD 212.316.6112 Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker sm The Lower-Stress Broker Joyce Mann 309 W 104 212.721.6341 Martin Mann 309 W 104 212.721.6341 Lynn Max 315 RSD 212.666.3129 Hanna Rubin 315 RSD 212.865.4579 Jon Smith 320 RSD 212.222.4431 1995 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10023 Larry Stern 315 RSD 212.794.2288 646.505.6992 e-fax: 646.497.5145 [email protected] Steven Zirinsky 315 RSD 212.866.6732 www.elliman.com We fully support Fair Housing, both in the spirit and the letter of the law. Emeritus Sid Herzfeld 895 WEA 212.749.0085 www.bloomingdale.org 2 West 104 Newsletter December 2015 Letter form the President Cont’d from pg 1 landscapes, for advice on the best plants for Social activities play an important part in contract for a discount for new members. our area, and to purchase healthy plants, as any community. In 2015, we hosted a Please remember, you must pay your dues well as to plant and fertilize the young plants. members’ meeting during which members by in full ($140.00) in order to continue to As a result, we were rewarded with beautiful had an opportunity to vote for board receive the discount. flowers throughout the summer months and members, nominate a person for inclusion on Impressed? You should be! You and the all- into the fall. the board, socialize with your neighbors over volunteer board of directors make the block We enhanced our communication with refreshments, and receive updates on association a success in establishing a block residents by sending out emails with current community affairs. We plan to wonderful community of neighbors. In fact, information we thought would be of interest. continue these meetings annually. Look for the block association was honored by the Board members attend the 24th Police the 2016 meeting date in an email West Side Federation of Neighborhood and Precinct Community meetings, the West Side communication and in the newsletter, and Block Associations by being selected for the Federation of Neighborhood & Block meet your neighbors and board! 2015 Community Service Award. We also Associations meetings, and the Community The block association partnered with two received a grant of $150.00 from the same Board 7 meetings in order to obtain the latest neighboring organizations, the West organization to assist us in pursing our goals. rd information about our neighborhood so we 102/103 Streets Block Association and In order to maintain and expand our current may pass it on to you.
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