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realb i ene s es r atate i ce s Another step for landmarking Audubon Park district by Daniel P. Bader and are built in a “variation” these responsibilities, the staff of Beaux-Arts and Renaissance is very dedicated. Their goal is A pyramid-shaped section of Revival-style. to help you get a permit.” 19 apartment buildings and one “It’s a very tight sense of Several residents, including duplex in Washington Heights is space,” Betts said. the members of the Land Use being considered for designation Land Use Committee Member Committee, wondered why more as a landmark district by the Vivian Ducat is anxious to see buildings weren’t added to the city. the designation go through – the proposed district. Dubbed “Audubon Park,” the sooner the better. Wayne Benjamin, land-use proposed district includes all the She lives in the Riviera, one committee chair, specifically buildings within the boundaries of the buildings in the district. felt the brownstones on W. 158th of W. 156th Street to the south, “The neighborhood has such Street and Riverside Drive West both sides of Riverside Drive, beautiful bones and it deserves should be included to more which runs diagonally on the respect,” she said. completely illustrate the stages west, and Edward M. Morgan Ducat previously lived in the of growth in the area. Place on the east. W. 70s previously and saw that “I see it as a story of The proposal, which began neighborhood change into what the development of Upper with a local effort in 2003, would she said resembled a “suburban Manhattan,” he said. add Audubon Park to the already designated Audubon Terrace, home to Boricua College, the Hispanic Society of America, American Genealogical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. “We’re very anxious to come up here,” said City Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Robert Tierney. Tierney appeared before the Community Board 12 Land Use Committee on Jan. 14 with a team from the Landmarks Commission for a public hearing on the proposal. “We happen to believe [landmark status] is a great honor,” Tierney said. The commission is seeking input from area owners and residents, hoping to inform everyone affected about the The buildings are intricately adorned. This lion is from the Goya building. benefits and responsibilities of living in a historic district. mall.” Commission members The first formal step will be “I don’t want to see that happen reiterated the unique nature of The Landmarks Preservation Commission has chosen 19 apartment buildings to set a date for a public hearing to my neighborhood now.” the currently proposed district, and one duplex building as a proposed Historic District dubbed Audubon Park in downtown, something that is not With a landmark designation adding that changes could be lower Washington Heights. Pictured above is the Sutherland building. currently planned. Next each comes the rules. Preservation looked at, but would drag out building will be researched and considered a landmark, and is the way in which the hilly inherently means that the the process. reported on. If the commission will be subject to the rules and topography of the area creates building must generally be “There are a lot of people in approves the proposal after benefits of the designation. curving streets and dramatic maintained as is. line and we’re pushing this to the considering the reports, it goes The buildings included in vistas that defines this area as a The commission said it is only front of the line,” Daley said. to the City Council for the actual “Audubon Park” were chosen distinctive enclave of apartment concerned with work done to “I’m very excited that the landmark status. because they tell a story of buildings,” said Commission the front and back of buildings, commission is taking positive “At this time we do not have when the subway extended to Director of Research Mary Beth not the inside. Almost all work steps towards creating an a timeline,” said Commission Northern Manhattan in the early Betts. permits are issued quickly at the Audubon Park Historic District,” Executive Director Kate Daley. 20th century, when Washington The buildings, she said, are staff level, and there’s a one- Audubonparkny.com founder “This takes several months and Heights turned from a rural made of light-colored materials, page application for the permit. Matthew Spady said in an email. possibly several years depending enclave to a densely populated including beige brick, limestone “We need enough material to Spady and another resident, Jon on the size of the district.” area with dwellings between and terra cotta. The cornices, she know what the proposed change Esman, put together the original With a district, said Tierney, five and 12 stories in height. said, are made of pressed metal, is,” said Director of Preservation proposal for the district. every building included is “Perhaps even more striking often incorporate Spanish tile, Sarah Carroll. “While there are see AUDUBON p22

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Purpose: Any lawful incluido es considerado lugar histórico y ful Purpose. sería sujeto a las reglas y beneficios de la activity. activity. vea LOS EDIFICOS p22 2/19/09 2/12/08 1/22/09 22 Manhattan Times January 22, 2009

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