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Defending the Ladies’ Mile Historic District

Julie Strickland reports for The Real Deal: Flatiron demolition plan met by preservationist pushback. A rush to defend a pair of Flatiron buildings may shift a developer’s focus from demolition to restoration. The two buildings at 51 and 53 West 19th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, lie within the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Given the location, the Landmarks Preservation Commission,

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Possibility of LPC review for any building older than 50 years

Joe Anuta reports for Crain’s: Manhattan boro prez seeks more landmarks. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer plans to introduce legislation that would require the city Landmarks Preservation Commission to consider any building older than 50 years for review, whenever a developer files permits to demolish it, she announced Friday. The proposed legislation would require the commission to take 30 days

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