newsletter - The New York Landmarks Conservancy

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New York Landmarks
Conservancy
newsletter
Spring 2005
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inside this issue
from the president
Dear Friends,
News & Notes
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Events Across the State
Grants & Awards
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A Loss in Brooklyn
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Projects in Progress
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Program Updates
Grandeur Reborn
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Emergency Funds to the Rescue
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Consulting Grants for Sacred Sites
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Events
Living Landmarks 2004
Fall Tours
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page 10
page 12
Young Landmarks Celebration
Real Estate Circle
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New York Landmarks Conservancy Newsletter
The newsletter is a publication of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Questions and
comments can be directed to Kalyani Glass, Manager of Communications, New York
Landmarks Conservancy, 141 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10010, 212-995-5260,
kalyaniglass@nylandmarks.org.
Writers include Ann-Isabel Friedman, Karen Ansis, Alex Herrera, and Daniel Vincent.
The cover shows Tiffany stained glass windows. “The True Vine,” bottom, was shot by
Tobias S. Haller, vicar, at St. James Episcopal Church, Fordham. Top is “Wisteria” at
Brooklyn Society of Ethical Culture, by Elizabeth McTigue.
On this page, the Grand Staircase at the Brooklyn Historical Society was shot by James
Mahoney.
Photography was provided by Ann-Isabel Friedman (p. 2, 9), Alex Herrera (p. 4, 6),
James Mahoney (p. 5, 7, 12, 13), Elizabeth McTigue (p. 3), Ryan Speth (p. 2), and
Joe Vericker (p. 1, 10, 11). The illustration on page 14 was created by Side Designs.
Design and printing by The Oliphant Press.
The newsletter would not be possible without the financial contributions of our
supporters, including Catherine Dugan, The Liman Foundation, and The New York
Times Company Foundation.
Our first story in this issue showcases the
exterior restoration of India House, an 1854
landmark in Lower Manhattan. We’ve held
a preservation easement on the building for
the past 24 years, so we have inspected the
building annually and, as you will read, insisted
that the owners make necessary repairs. The
easement provided assurance that this rare
survivor would be preserved and maintained.
There was a happy ending at India House.
But easements are under assault, due to questionable practices by new groups marketing easements aggressively. In
Congress, the Joint Committee on Taxation issued recommendations that
would eliminate homeowner easements and curtail commercial ones,
despite their proven value as a preservation tool throughout the country.
Preservation protections under Section 106 are also threatened. Section
106 of the federal Historic Preservation Act requires highway or building
projects using federal money to report if the project threatens a building or
site listed on or eligible for the State and National Register of Historic
Places. Then, the State Historic Preservation Office and National Advisory
Commission on Historic Preservation have the right to propose alternatives
or mitigation. There is now a proposal to limit Section 106 to buildings or
sites already on the Registers, which would severely reduce the value of this
protective measure.
Eligibility for Register listing is the standard the Conservancy’s
programs use for grants and loans. New York State has some 25,000
buildings eligible for listing that are not officially on the Registers, and
there is no way of knowing how many other historic structures could be
affected. In one example, the Conservancy was able to stop the demolition
of P.S. 109 on East 103rd Street, because the State Historic Preservation
Office deemed it eligible for listing. We have since gotten it officially on the
State and National Registers.
The Conservancy is working on both issues through Preservation
Action, the national grassroots preservation lobbying organization, and our
partners at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Most of you are
familiar with the National Trust, but I want to make sure you know about,
and hopefully, participate in Preservation Action (PA).
This past March, I became Chair of PA, after working with this
energetic group since I came to the Conservancy. For the past 31 years, PA
has been a voice for preservation on Capitol Hill, credited with the passage
and protection of the Historic Preservation Commercial Tax Credits. PA’s
voice–and yours–is needed more than ever this Congressional session.
Please visit their website at www.preservationaction.org. You’ll find valuable
information on issues, our Congressional delegation, and how you can help.
Active preservationists need to be politically active as well.
Sincerely,
A copy of the Conservancy’s latest financial report may be obtained upon request from
the New York State Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY
10271 or from the Landmarks Conservancy, 141 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Peg Breen
President
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news & notes
news & notes
New funding from the Tiffany & Co.
Foundation allowed the Conservancy
to award a $7,250 grant to St. James
Episcopal Church, Fordham for
restoration of “The True Vine.”
A Night for Moynihan Station
Maura Moynihan, Senator Hillary Clinton, and Peg Breen attended a fundraising event on May 2 at Farley Post Office, the future site of Moynihan
Station. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Charles Schumer also
spoke. The Conservancy co-sponsored the event with the Moynihan Station
Citizens Group, which is pushing for the station’s completion.
Tiffany & Co.
Helps Preserve Stained Glass
Thanks to a generous gift of $25,000 from the Tiffany & Co. Foundation,
the Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Program has recently awarded matching
grants to three historic religious institutions for the preservation of stained
glass produced by Tiffany Studios. In addition to St. James, pictured above,
grants include:
• $7,000 to the Brooklyn Society of Ethical Culture for restoration of its
suite of “Wisteria” windows.
• $7,000 to Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church for restoration of its
monumental “Cuyler Memorial” window.
These grants will help preserve of these treasures for future generations.
“Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co’s first design director, may be best
known for his extraordinary stained glass designs,” said Fernanda Kellogg,
President of the Tiffany & Co. Foundation, “The Foundation is pleased to
be able to support the restoration of this important craftsmanship.”
Excellence in Preservation
Recognized
Preservation Day in Albany
The Landmarks Conservancy joined other groups in a day of lobbying in
Albany on May 3. Preservationists still are pressing for a state tax credit
for homeowners doing restoration work on their primary residence. The
groups also joined legislators who are forming a Preservation Caucus at a
news conference. From left: Senator Neil Breslin; Jay DiLorenzo, President
of the Preservation League of New York State; Senator John De Francisco
(speaking); Assemblyman Pat Manning; Conservancy President Peg Breen;
Elizabeth Griffin, Executive Director of Historic Albany Foundation; Carrie
Woerner, Executive Director of Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation;
and Frampton Tolbert of Historic Districts Council.
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The Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards were awarded on April 12, 2005
at Hoffman Hall of the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal
Church. The Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding
preservation efforts recognized:
• Jan Hird Pokorny, Preservation Leadership Award
• Tony Avella, Legislative Leadership Award
• Project Awards: 455 Central Park West, 14th Regiment, 23rd Regiment
& 2nd Battery Armories, Bennet-Farrell-Feldmann House, Brooklyn
Academy of Music, Brooklyn Museum Subway Station & Times Plaza
Kiosk, Fordham University – Duane Library & The Landmark University
Church, General Theological Seminary, India House, New York Botanical
Garden, and Old St. James Parish Hall.
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news & notes
news & notes
The Historic Properties Fund approved a $200,000 loan and $20,000 matching
grant for the restoration of Pegasus, a 1907 tugboat which is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places.
Preservationists were shocked when demolition began on the
Civil War era pump house in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Lost to Complacency
The great nineteenth century docks and stone and brick warehouses on the
southern end of Red Hook evoke Brooklyn’s rich maritime and mercantile
history. IKEA’s original proposal to build a superstore on the waterfront
called for the destruction of several historic buildings, including
warehouses, a pumphouse, and the historic graving dock or drydock
on Beard Street in Red Hook. After protest from the Conservancy, the
Municipal Art Society, the Society for Industrial Archaeology, and other
proponents of waterfront preservation, IKEA accepted a revised plan that
retained these historic elements.
Therefore, the commencement of demolition was all the more
suprising. The principle obstacle to the preservation of the warehouses: the
City’s desire to widen the street. Another concern is that the graving dock
sits on what is to become IKEA’s parking lot, but alternative studies have
shown that there is enough room for a new IKEA, all of its parking, the
drydock, and the historic warehouses. Demolition has been temporarily
halted, as a result of various environmental concerns including the failure
to properly contain asbestos, and the Conservancy continues to
monitor this situation closely.
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In The Works
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22–24 Mount Morris Park West, Manhattan: A $25,000 City
Ventures Fund Grant toward the fabrication and installation of a new
copper cornice on this apartment building that is being renovated for
low-income housing by Settlement Housing Fund.
99–105 Herkimer Street and 157 Halsey Street, Brooklyn: Two
City Ventures Fund grants of $35,000 each for façade restoration work
and technical assistance on affordable housing sponsored by the Pratt
Area Community Council.
320 West 47th Street, Manhattan: A City Ventures Fund grant
of $23,000 toward a new cornice of a low-income cooperative
managed by Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc.
New Building Codes for New York
The Conservancy is taking part in an ambitious initiative to replace the
existing New York City Building Code with a new code based on the
model of the International Building Code (IBC). In order to make sure
that the provisions of the IBC will work well in the City, the Department
of Buildings has gathered a wide range of experts including engineers,
architects, code specialists, and real estate professionals to advise on
necessary adjustments prior to adoption.
Technical Services Director Alex Herrera heads the Historic Buildings
Committee, which is reviewing the provisions that deal with alterations
and repairs to historic buildings. The committee’s work ensures that
architects and engineers will have the necessary flexibility to adjust certain
requirements when working on historic buildings. Passage of the new Code,
at least in part, is expected in 2005.
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program updates
program updates
A $12,000
Emergency
Grant
has been
authorized
for stone entry
restoration
at landmark
Woodycrest
Center in
the Bronx
When Funds
are Urgently Needed
The Conservancy was pleased to award this masterful restoration of India House
a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award in April 2005.
Grandeur Reborn
One Hanover Square, today housing the India House club and Bayard’s
restaurant, is one of the earliest surviving Italianate style buildings in
Manhattan. It was built in 1854 for the Hanover Bank. Its ornate façades
were clad in the then newly fashionable brown sandstone or “brownstone.”
The façade restoration campaign, begun in 2003, is now complete.
By the 1920s, the façades had deteriorated badly, so the brownstone
was chipped back and layers of stucco were applied to reproduce the
original appearance of the brownstone. The City’s Landmarks Preservation
Commission required India House to grant an easement to the Conservancy
in 1981, when it transferred air rights to a nearby site. In turn, the
Conservancy is required to regularly inspect the building and promote
its upkeep.
By 2000, the façades were in hazardous condition. The stucco was
badly decayed, and numerous air conditioning units marred the classical
composition of the façade. The Conservancy pressed the owners to address
these conditions.
After the air conditioners were removed and a central system installed,
all three principal façades were restored from top to bottom. The delicate
floral capitals of the entryway columns and pilasters were recarved. Other
details, such as the foliated window brackets that had been lost in a
second re-surfacing in the 1950s, were recreated one by one to match the
nineteenth century originals. The result authentically reflects the formality
and symmetry of the Italian Classical style as it was interpreted in America
during the mid-nineteenth century. India House has been reborn, its
original architectural grandeur recaptured.
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Hundreds of nonprofit organizations in New York City own and manage
historic properties, and many have difficulty maintaining their aging
and architecturally elaborate facilities. Since 1999, the Conservancy’s
Emergency Grant Program has helped these organizations address urgent
building conditions that threaten public safety or endanger the long-term
preservation of their buildings, such as falling masonry, water penetration,
and structural collapse. It serves as a complement to the other loan and
grant programs of the Conservancy, providing assistance for a very limited
scope of urgent work. The New York Community Trust has capitalized this
program over its six-year life.
Projects completed with Emergency Grants are diverse, but roofing and
drainage are often a priority. A grant of $16,000 underwrote critical roof
and drainage repairs to the Museum of the City of New York in East
Harlem. The Studio School in Greenwich Village used $20,000 to rebuild a
masonry parapet through which water seepage was destroying a decorative
plaster ceiling. The Dining Hall at General Theological Seminary almost
perished during a roof reconstruction that found concrete from an older
renovation in the rafters; a grant of $13,000 helped figure out how to
remove the concrete safely. The rectory at St. John’s Church in Park Slope
just completed drainage system work along its slate mansard with a
$10,000 grant.
Other structural problems have been addressed with Emergency Grant
funds. Foundation and house sill restoration at a cost of $15,120 helped
preserve the Cooper’s Shop at Historic Richmondtown in Staten Island.
The Brooklyn Music School in Fort Greene used over $14,000 to stabilize
and repair a structurally weak floor of a classroom. The slate mansard and
wooden clock tower of the Williamsburg Art & History Center in Brooklyn
were rebuilt with a $15,000 grant.
In the majority of projects, the Emergency Grant leverages additional
funding from the institutional owner. In the case of Chapel of the Sisters at
Prospect Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, a grant of $15,200 for slate roof
repairs and glass window conservation stimulated an extensive restoration
initiative. More than $700,000 has been raised for site improvements,
studies, landscaping, and the renovation and reuse of the vacant Chapel.
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program updates
Consulting Grants Help Sacred Sites
on the Path to Restoration
Through the Consulting Grants Program, the Conservancy’s Sacred Sites
Program offers support to historic religious properties during during the
essential first phase of a restoration project. Consulting grants provide
matching funds for consulting services, such as architectural surveys,
engineering fees, art conservation studies, and strategic plans.
A foundation grant extending from 1997 to 2002 established the
Consulting Grants Program. Since then, the New York Community
Trust and the Altman Foundation have provided additional funding for
congregations in New York City. Since 1997, 128 institutions have received
consulting grants, totalling $350,000, and many of those have gone on to
receive larger repair and restoration grants. This program ensures that
restoration projects are well-planned, cost-effective, appropriate, and timely.
The Kingsway Jewish Center, a 1950s landmark in Brooklyn, features unique
stained glass windows by Abstract Expressionist artist Adolf Gottlieb, which are
threatened by movement in the brick masonry window surrounds.
program updates
with a consulting grant to probe the masonry surrounding its unique stained
glass windows by Abstract Expressionist artist Adolf Gottlieb. The funds
will be matched by the New York Community Trust. Working together, the
Gottlieb Foundation, Conservancy staff, Superstructures Engineers and
Architects, and stained glass conservator David Fraser hope to determine
the cause of movement in the brick masonry window jambs, which is
putting pressure on the glass, causing it to break.
Upstate and Beyond
Since 1992, the Conservancy has reached out to upstate foundations to
help underwrite consulting grants outside of New York City. The Harriet
Ford Dickenson Foundation, an independent foundation established
in 1958, funds projects in Broome County. A recent $4,250 grant was
granted to Temple Concord in Binghamton to help pay to prepare
architectural plans and specifications to repair the synagogue’s severely
deteriorated terra cotta tile roofing and glazed terra cotta balustrades.
The Northern New York Community Foundation administers an
endowment for community projects, including grants to nonprofits and
college scholarships, in the Watertown area. A $5,000 matching grant to
the Conservancy will help fund several consulting grants in Jefferson and
Lewis Counties over the next two years. In the area, the Conservancy has
previously awarded a consulting grant to Thomas Memorial A.M.E. Zion
Church, the home of the first African American church in Watertown. This
spring, the Conservancy awarded its first matching Consulting Grant with
funding from the Northern New York Community Foundation: a grant
of $4,625 to the United Presbyterian Church of Sackets Harbor, a
“Lombardesque” Italianate brick church dating from 1900, to help fund
the preparation of construction documents for slate roof restoration.
A separate Consulting Grants Program allows requests for funds to
be reviewed and processed quickly, on a rolling basis, throughout the year.
Because they facilitate timely architectural and engineering work, the
Conservancy continues to try to reach every corner of the state with
valuable services of the Sacred Sites Program.
Consulting in the City
Consulting grants have been awarded to many churches and synagogues in
New York City:
• Manhattan: Ascension Roman Catholic Church and Christ and St.
Stephen’s Episcopal Church each received a grant for a conservator
to carefully uncover and document historic decorative finishes in the
sanctuary.
• Brooklyn: The New Baptist Temple and Trinity Lutheran Church
received grants for engineering services when masonry suddenly fell
from their brick facades.
• Bronx: United Church (Iglesias Unitas) and the Grand Concourse 7th
Day Adventist Church, both originally constructed in the early 20th
century as synagogues, received grants for comprehensive architectural
conditions surveys.
• Queens: Congregation Tifereth Israel in Corona was granted funds
for preparation of construction documents. The Conservancy helped
Beth-El Temple, Church of God in Christ in Far Rockaway when it
needed emergency architectural services, then followed with another
grant for emergency exterior repairs.
Currently, the Sacred Sites Program is assisting the Kingsway Jewish Center
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Temple Concord in Binghamton is partly housed in a sprawling Romanesque
brick and terra cotta mansion. It was built with the fortune made from “Dr.
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Cure,” a patent medicine manufactured in Binghamton
and popular around the country in the late 19th century.
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events
events
Living Landmarks
Celebration 2004
Living Landmarks
Reunion, Le Cirque
Last year’s gala was the Conservancy’s most successful benefit ever, raising
more than $840,000. Over 500 guests gathered at The Plaza on Wednesday,
November 3, 2004 to celebrate the newest group of Living Landmarks.
• Candice Bergen & Marshall Rose
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Linda & Morton Janklow
• George Steinbrenner
• Raymond Kelly, Lew Rudin Award for Outstanding Public Service
Cartier again provided the beautiful engraved awards, and Mimi Levitt
underwrote the evening’s flowers and decorations.
Living Landmark Sirio Maccioni has invited fellow Living Landmarks,
Conservancy Circle donors, and gala participants to this special kick-off
party. Over 140 people attended the reunion in 2004, our largest turn-out
yet. It will be the last event at Le Cirque 2000 in the landmark Villard
Houses, as Maccione is relocating the restaurant. “We thank Sirio for his
generosity all these years of support and know he’ll continue to be a part
of the Conservancy family,” said President Peg Breen.
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1. 2004 Honorees. 2. Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Forbes celebrate. 3. Candice
Bergen, Marshall Rose, and Liz Smith singing “Glory of Love.” 4. Paparazzi
snapped pictures of arriving guests. 5. Barbara and Donald Tober arrive.
6. Barbara Walters presents award to George Steinbrenner.
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1. Peter Duchin, Arie and Coco
Koppelman. 2. Charles and
Susan Tribbitt. 3. Robert Brown,
Jack Kerr, Kathryn Berry, Farran
Tozer Brown. 4. Mike Wallace,
Sirio Maccione, and Liz Smith.
5. Peg Breen with Marshall
Rose. 6. Patricia Lancaster,
Victor Gotbaum, Ray Kelly,
and Tom Von Essen.
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events
events
Fall Tours
Church of All Saints and Church of St. Aloysius, Harlem
Conservancy friends were invited to tour these two magnificent churches
in Harlem, which are being considered for landmarking by the City
Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Venetian Gothic All Saints,
on East 129th Street , dates from 1893 and is the work of the well-known
architect, James Renwick, Jr., who also designed St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Rev. Dr. Neil J. O'Connell, OFM, and Fr. Christopher Keenan, OFM led
the tour, which highlighted the church’s exuberant design and decoration.
The adjacent rectory and school building, which are also cathedral-like,
complement the church.
St. Aloysius, at 215 West 132nd Street, was built in 1904 to the designs
of James Renwick’s nephew, William W. Renwick. Its façade is vividly
colored and richly ornamented, with alternating bands of brick and creamy
terra cotta. Photographs do not do justice to the midnight blue glaze tucked
in the background of the ornamental bands and sculptural plaques.
John Evans of Sciame Construction discusses the
unusual and innovative project on Front Street.
Historic Front Street Project, South Street Seaport
Conservancy donors viewed the astonishing transformation taking place
along Front Street in the heart of the South Street Seaport Historic District.
Seven early nineteenth-century, red brick and granite buildings are being
restored as residential units. These buildings had suffered neglect for decade
and were in very poor condition. In fact, temporary stabilization work
undertaken in the 1990s was all that kept them from being lost.
Rick Cook of Cook+Fox Architects and John Evans of Sciame
Construction detailed the challenges of designing and constructing modern
apartments without losing the historic fabric—such as the heavy timber
framing—that make these buildings special. New buildings will fill the
empty lots between the historic buildings and be connected on the interior.
Left to right: Jessie
Kelly, President
of the Brooklyn
Historical Society,
with Robert
Motzkin and
Richard Pieper of
Jan Hird Pokorny
Architects, welcomes
Conservancy donors
to the restored home
of the Society.
Father Neal O’Connell of the Church of All Saints speaking to
Board Member Donald Tober and other Conservancy friends.
Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show
Conservancy supporters were invited to the New York Botanical Garden’s
Holiday Train Show open house on December 11, 2004. The reception and
viewing of the spectacular display, featuring city landmarks constructed out
of plant material, was very well-attended. The Botanical Garden’s President
Gregory Long welcomed the Conservancy and thanked us for our work
advocating for the relocation of Fordham University’s nearby radio tower.
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Brooklyn Historical Society
Architect Bud Motzkin, of Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, led a tour of
this majestic building designed by noted American architect George B. Post
in 1881. The Queen Anne/Italian Renaissance exterior of this City and
National Landmark has been fully cleaned and restored. The gorgeous
interiors including the ornate, High-Victorian library have also been
completely restored, and the mechanical systems upgraded to state-ofthe-art standards. It is the wonderful rebirth of a nationally significant
building.
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events
real estate circle
Real Estate Circle
The Real Estate circle is an active group of industry leaders who share
the Landmarks Conservancy’s commitment to New York’s classic buildings
and diverse neighborhoods. Members enjoy a variety of benefits, including
invitations to hard-hat tours of restoration projects and private receptions
in exclusive landmark locations. Membership is open to all companies
paying an annual subscription fee and does not constitute an endorsement.
For further information, please contact Jen Datka at 212-995-5260
or jendatka@nylandmarks.org.
141 Fifth Avenue Company
Great Neck, NY
516-466-3100
fred_g@gouldlp.com
Ms. Mary Kay Gallagher
Brooklyn, NY
718-282-3141
www.marykayg.com
Discover & Celebrate
Young Landmarks
A.R. Walker & Co., Inc.
New York, NY
212-724-5803
ghbeane@aol.com
Goldman Properties
New York, NY
212-226-3100
www.goldmanproperties.com
The Landmarks Conservancy is proud to announce Young Landmarks, a
new way to discover and celebrate the City’s landmark buildings. Young
Landmarks kicked off with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and jazz at Lever
House Terrace on June 2, 2005. This very special event was an opportunity
to meet other young New Yorkers who care about the city they live in, and
to experience one of the city’s great spaces.
The landmark Lever House, on Park Avenue at 54th street, is a
masterpiece in glass and steel. Built in 1952, it is one the world’s first
truly “modern” buildings, representing a turning point in commercial
architecture. Aby Rosen, chairman of RFR Holdings, which owns Lever
House, was the event’s Honorary Chair. The Conservancy presented Mr.
Rosen with our Chairman’s Award in 2002 for his outstanding stewardship
of Lever House’s restoration.
For further information about Young Landmarks, please contact the
Conservancy at 212-995-5260.
Associated Builders & Owners
New York, NY
212-385-4949
associatedbuilders@yahoo.com
The Halstead Property
Company
New York, NY
212-734-0010
cphalstead@aol.com
The Corcoran Group
New York, NY
212-355-3550
www.corcoran.com
Debra Kameros Company, Inc.
New York, NY
212-242-6800 x107
www.debrakameros.com
Mr. Douglas McDonald
Brooklyn, NY
212-352-9600
doug@gracecourt.biz
Ed Tristram Associates, Inc.
New York, NY
212-979-8720
edtristram@netscape.net
Friedman & Gotbaum, LLP
New York, NY
212-925-4545
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Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin
Newmark & Company Real
Estate Inc.
New York, NY
212-372-2400
jgural@newmarkre.com
Ms. Annette Petrusa
New York, NY
212-686-2179
annette@kipsbaytowers.com
Philips International
New York, NY
212-545-1100
Raphael & Marks
New York, NY
212-505-2880
raphaelmarks@aol.com
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inside the conservancy
real estate circle
Reel Estate LLC
New York, NY
212-724-8515
jbwalker@lycos.com
RFR Holding LLC
New York, NY
212-308-1000
yspielmann@rfrholding.com
S. W. Management LLC
New Rochelle, NY
914-637-6200
Slater & Beckerman, LLP
New York, NY
212-391-8045
Sotheby’s International Realty
Corp.
New York, NY
212-606-4100
www.sothebysrealty.com
Tishman Realty & Construction
Co., Inc.
New York, NY
212-399-3600
www.tishman.com
Tri-Star Equities, Inc.
New York, NY
212-751-4800
Uptown Homes Real Estate
Bronx, NY
718-617-8640
micpollock@aol.com
Vornado Realty Trust
New York, NY
212-587-1000
sroth@vno.com
Williams Real Estate Co. Inc.
New York, NY
212-716-3500
www.gvawilliams.com
Stribling & Associates, Ltd.
New York, NY
212-570-2440
estribling@StriblingNY.com
As of January 27, 2005
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The Conservancy advocates for preservation of New York’s unique
architectural heritage in Washington, Albany, and at City Hall. We are
the only preservation organization in New York City—and one of the
few in the country—with the financial and technical resources to back
up advocacy with assistance.
In thirty years, we have awarded more than $28 million in loans
and grants, accompanied by countless hours of pro-bono technical
advice, to owners of historic homes, businesses, schools, houses
of worship, theaters, cultural institutions, and community centers.
In turn, we help revitalize neighborhoods and shape the future of
our great City.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
STAFF
John J. Kerr, Jr., Chairman
Peg Breen, President
John Belle, FAIA, RIBA
William L. Bernhard
Kathryn McGraw Berry
Farran Tozer Brown
Paul S. Byard, FAIA
Joan O. Camins
Pamela Rubin Carter, Esq.
Anne Coffin
Susan R. Cullman
Henry P. Davison II
Michael K. De Chiara, Esq.
Douglas Durst
Stuart P. Feld
John M. Forelle, Esq.
Robert C. Graham, Jr.
Clark P. Halstead
Margaret Brennan Hassett
Paul K. Herzan
Holly Hotchner
Susan Henshaw Jones
Stephen Kirschenbaum
Stephen S. Lash
Mimi Levitt
John Morning
Frederic S. Papert
Allison Simmons Prouty, Esq.
Robert C. Quinlan
Frances Scaife
Marc P. Schappell
Frank J. Sciame, Jr.
Stuart N. Siegel
Joanne M. Stern
Elizabeth Stribling
Donald G. Tober
Lloyd Zuckerberg
Laurie Beckelman
Robert W. Burnett
Aubria Corbitt
Peter Duchin
Norton Garfinkle
Ronald S. Lauder
Malcolm MacKay
Marjorie Flannigan
MacLachlan, Esq.
Sherida Paulsen
Maribeth Rahe
Arnold Scaasi
Liz Smith
The Reverend Canon
Frederick Williams
Karen Ansis, Manager,
New York City Historic
Properties Fund and City
Ventures Fund
Carol Braun, Manager of
Events
Jen Datka, Development
Associate
Ann-Isabel Friedman,
Director, Sacred Sites
Program
Kalyani Glass, Manager of
Communications
Ronald C. Goewey,
Bookkeeper
Andrea Goldwyn, Fund
Program Coordinator,
New York City Historic
Properties Fund
Alex Herrera, Director,
Technical Services Center
Melissa Izzo, Office Manager
Roger P. Lang, Director,
Community Programs and
Services
James J. Mahoney, Fund
Program Coordinator,
New York City Historic
Properties Fund
Elizabeth McTigue, Manager,
Grants and Technical
Services
Lucy Roche, Associate
Director of Development
L. Daniel Vincent, Director of
Development and Finance
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